The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, has stepped up against land grabbing in Ibadan, handing over a suspect to the Oyo State Directorate of the Department of State Services.

This was disclosed today in a statement by his media ai e,Adeola Oloko in Ibadan,the state capital.

This development came from a lingering ownership crisis between the Akoto and Ojofeitimi families over a parcel of land located along the ICAST axis in the Elebu area of Ibadan.

It was reported by newsmen that Oba Ladoja had on Tuesday ,October 14,2025,inaugurated a five-member committee on land grabbing and other related heinous act.

The committee, charged with the task of tackling the problem of land grabbing from the legal perspective, includes Senior Advocates of Nigeria, Niyi Akintola and Musibau Adetunbi among others.

Meanwhile,Ladoja gave the committee an express permission to co-opt anybody from any profession, including town planning, survey, security agencies, the bar and bench, who could assist in giving them sufficient green light to fight the scourge.