Residents protest church's possession of land

• Published date: 02 February 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

The Deeper Life Bible Church has commenced the enforcement of a judgment empowering it to take over land in the Maba Area on the Lagos Ibadan Expressway.

The judgment is on a suit numbered AB/251/2008, dated April 7, 2022, by an Ogun State High Court.

The case is between the Incorporated Trustees of the Deeper Life Church and M Alfred International Company and Unknown Persons.

The church, acting on the order, is taking possession through a bailiff and policemen, who pasted a court order on the fences.

The land borders Maba, Agbodi and Olowotedo towns.

But residents and other land owners, including a pastor serving with the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Johnson Adunbarin, accused those enforcing the judgment of highhandedness.

Adunbarin said they beat some occupants and commenced demolition of fences, and moved with five bulldozers to pull down houses in the area.

Adunbarin, who doubles as a Unity Estate Community Development Association (CDA) Chairman, and Kayo Ape, the Chairman of the Peace Estate Community Development Association (CDA), along with hundreds of community members, staged a protest...