The growing crisis of land ownership in parts of Ogun State has taken a disturbing turn in Aiyetoro, Sagamu, where residents are raising alarm over alleged intimidation, encroachment, and unlawful takeover of legally acquired lands.
The complaints centre on Adron Homes and Properties and some members of the Onikungunre family, whom residents accuse of operating with unchecked impunity.
For many of the affected families, the unfolding events represent not only a violation of property rights but also a frightening reminder of how powerful interests can allegedly manipulate the system at the expense of ordinary citizens.
Residents along Oloke Road, off Ogunyanwo Road, Aiyetoro Makun, say they now live in fear as their lands and homes come under threat.
For years, tensions over land transactions have simmered within the community.
Some members of the Onikungunre family—including Baba John, Agunloye Rafiu Anna and a man identified as Mr. J.K—have long been associated with allegations of selling the same plots of land to multiple buyers.
Residents claim these sales are often reinforced by hired thugs, intimidation tactics, and fetish practices deployed to silence or scare rightful owners.
The situation escalated recently when Adron Homes allegedly began entering the community with armed escorts, construction workers and members of the Onikungunre family to take possession of already-owned lands.
Their activities, residents say, have been forceful, disruptive and conducted without due recourse to legal processes.
One of the most heartbreaking cases is that of 83-year-old retired nurse, Mrs. Osobu Henrietta. After purchasing six plots of land from the same family in 2013, she built homes for her children, investing her life savings into what she hoped would be a lasting legacy.
Today, she watches helplessly as her property is allegedly marked for takeover by Adron’s workers.
Other families have shared similar experiences of shock and distress.
Mr. Ojo Olamilekan, who legally bought his land in 2016, said he returned on November 11, 2025, to discover Adron Homes’ personnel pegging boundaries across his property.
He also claimed that workers, accompanied by thugs and members of the Onikungunre family—including Oriyomi Onikungunre—attempted to create an access route through his land without notice.
For Mr. Ojo, the discovery was both unexpected and traumatic.
He recounted his disbelief upon learning that those responsible were allegedly acting with the backing of the very family that sold him the land nearly a decade earlier.
Another affected resident, retired teacher Mr. Abayomi Temitope, said he has been left distraught by the looming threat of losing his legitimately acquired land.
He described the ongoing intimidation as an attack on the rights of peaceful citizens who have followed all legal procedures to secure their properties.
Elderly homeowner, Mrs. Grace Omojuwa, has publicly appealed to Hon. Ayoola Elegbeji, representing Remo Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, to intervene before the situation escalates further.
She emphasized that many of those affected are senior citizens who cannot withstand confrontations or harassment.
Community members say the situation worsened after Adron Homes reportedly failed to gain access through a neighbouring estate owned by another real estate company. Denied passage, the company allegedly decided to carve an alternative route through the Aiyetoro Oloke community—thereby endangering multiple private properties.
Among those most at risk is Mrs. Atojoko Eke Victoria, who owns a poultry farm housing about 3,000 birds. Like others, she possesses valid documents for her land, yet faces the possibility of losing her investment if the alleged encroachment continues unchecked.
Residents also point to the case of Mr. Towobola Kehinde and several others whose lands are under threat even while construction is ongoing. They say the encroachments have been carried out with brazen confidence, as though no authority is capable of intervening.
The community insists that they are not resisting development or progress, but only seeking respect for due process, legal ownership, and human dignity. They fear that if the situation is allowed to persist, lawlessness will become normalized in the area.
Now, in a unified cry for help, the victims have issued a Save Our Soul (SOS) message to authorities at all levels.
They are calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun, Inspector-General of Police Kayode Egbetokun, Senator Gbenga Daniel, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Sagamu Local Government Chairman, the State House of Assembly and the Akarigbo of Remo Land.
Residents hope that swift government intervention will stop what they describe as an expanding pattern of impunity, prevent possible breakdown of law and order, and protect citizens who simply want to enjoy their homes in peace.
As fear grows within the community, locals say the time to act is now—before vulnerable families lose everything they have worked for, and before injustice becomes the accepted norm in Aiyetoro.
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