The Ondo State Magistrate Court on Tuesday remanded three persons in prison custody over allegations of land grabbing in the state.
The defendants are High Chief Lateef Adelusi, Pastor Akintola Alaba, and a land surveyor, Adebiyi Olanibi.
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr Kayode Ajulo (SAN).
According to the statement, the defendants were arraigned on allegations bordering on encroachment on another person’s land and unlawful takeover of property.
The statement read, “Those charged include High Chief Lateef Adelusi, Pastor Akintola Alaba, and Surveyor Adebiyi Olanibi, on allegations bordering on encroachment on another person’s land, unlawful takeover of property belonging to Mr Akinnusi Folorunsho and others, as well as illegal sale of landed property belonging to the Ojumu family.”