The High Court of justice sitting in Ile-Ife has ordered the Nigeria Army to stop chasing the landowners from their land in Osun State.
The Court presided over by Justice A.O Ayoola on Monday 24th March, 2025, gave the order, mandating the Chief of Army Staff, Olufemi Oluyede to call his officers to maintain peace on the land and stop the use of force to chase the plaintiff from the land.
OsunReporters News recalls that Kelebe-Omu Landowners had approached the court to stop the contempt act by men of the Nigeria Army against the judgement delivered on January 10th, 2023 and order given on 12th November, 2024 in suit Number: HOS/40/2020 instructing the defendants to vacate the 3,646 acres of land belonging to Kelebe-Omu landowners, and ordered them to pay a sum of N200 million to the plaintiff for the destruction of their land.
Also, Court had earlier dismissed the stay of execution filed by the Nigeria Army against the January 10th, 2023 judgment in the disputed land.
Meanwhile, the landowners had also obtained a warrant for possession of the land on 25 of April 2023.
Reports revealed that the defendant had frustrated all efforts of the rightful owners to access the land, while the defendants also engaged in contempt by selling part of the land and forceful chasing the landowners away from the land.
However, Justice Ayoola ordered the defence counsel, Mr Omoniyi to impress it upon his principal, Mr George to write the Chief of Army Staff Olufemi Oluyede to tell his officers to stop any further action until the Court of appeal rules otherwise.
See the judgement attached below
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