Court jails land grabber for two years in Lagos

A Lagos Magistrate’s Court in Ikoyi, has sentenced Mr. Saheed Magbe, 35, to two years imprisonment for land grabbing .

Magistrate A. S. Odusanya, while delivering her judgement on a matter between the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Lagos State Vs Saheed Magbe said the defendant was sentenced to one year imprisonment each in respect of the two count charges of forcible entry and forcible possession of land contrary to sections 52 and 53 of the Criminal law of Lagos State 2011.

The defendant, however, was given an option of a fine of N100,000 to be paid in lieu of the two years imprisonment.

The imprisonment of one year each in respect of the two counts charge was to run concurrently.

In his response, the complainant thanked the state government for coming to his aid and advice others to make use of the agency.

The State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Adeniji Kazeem said the government was pleased with the conviction and lauded the Lagos State House of Assembly for enacting the laws.

He thanked the state Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode for signing the laws and also commended the Lagos State Special Task Force on Land Grabbers for the good job they were doing in the State.

By this ruling, the Lagos State Special Task Force on Land grabbers got the first judgement since its inception.