Suspected land grabbers have killed a police officer, two others in Lagos
In connection with the mayhem in Gberigbe town, Ikorodu, Lagos, the police have arrested four suspected land grabbers and cultists.
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The arrest of the suspected land grabbers and cultists, including one Sola a.k.a. Baba Esu,” came after the murder of three people, including a police officer, who had come to keep the peace and prevent forcible land grabs in the troubled community.
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Following the withdrawal of some policemen who had been keeping watch in the community since June following a signal from Abuja, Olayiwola Akanmu, Secretary to the Orelade/Ladera Royal Family of Gberigbe land, told newsmen that a combined force of land grabbers and cultists began unleashing terror on the community.
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The development, according to Akanmu, has opened another floodgate for armed robbery, which has been terrorising the area since June.
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