Crime • Created October 14, 2025 08:36

Police arraign man for allegedly grabbing church land

The police on Monday arraigned one Stephen Obitade (55) before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for allegedly grabbing church land. Obitade, whose address was not provided, was charged with conspiracy, land grabbing, malicious damage, and stealing. The prosecutor, Insp. Elisha Tellang, told the court that the suspect committed the offences sometime in 2021 along […]

Police arraign man for allegedly grabbing church land
The police on Monday arraigned one Stephen Obitade (55) before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan for allegedly grabbing church land.
Obitade, whose address was not provided, was charged with conspiracy, land grabbing, malicious damage, and stealing.
The prosecutor, Insp. Elisha Tellang, told the court that the suspect committed the offences sometime in 2021 along the Lagos/Ibadan Expressway, Ibadan.
Tellang said that Obitade unlawfully grabbed about 12 acres of land belonging to the church of one Apostle Abiodun Joseph.
He added that Obitade and others at large maliciously damaged the land’s perime-ter fence and pillars worth N5 million, and stole building iron rods on the land worth N850,000.
Obitade, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The Magistrate, Mrs. Moyo-sore Atanda, granted him bail in the sum of N1 million with two reliable sureties in like sum.
She then adjourned the case until Nov. 18 for hearing. (NAN)

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