There were reports of heightened tension in Baruwa, Ipaja area of Lagos State, on Saturday, after about 40 hoodlums invaded a private school, Shalom Group of Schools.
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According to reports, students and staffs of the school were barred from entering the premises as the main entrance was blocked by land grabbers, popularly referred to as Omo-Onile.
The Proprietress of the school, Adedayo Odeka, who confirmed the incident on Monday to journalists, said the hoodlums were led by a man simply identified as Kaka.
According to her, the hoodlums damaged the school fence and railings to enter the compound, forcing boarding students to vacate.
Odeka said she is unaware of any court judgement regarding the land stating it was allocated to them by the Federal Government and they have been occupying the land for 30 years.
She noted that the case was reported at the Ipaja Police Station and urged the government to arrest and prosecute the suspects.
She said: “Kaka claimed that they won a court judgement to take possession of our land. I told him to show me the judgement, as I was not aware of any court case let alone judgment but he refused,” she added.
“Coming out overnight and claiming the land is uncalled for. This land, we have been occupying it for 30 years; students have been graduating year in, year out. The land is a Federal Government allocation; we don’t have any dealings with Omo Onile; we have all our documents.
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“When the case was reported, the police reluctantly followed us to the site after much pressure but could not act as the hoodlums continued with the erection of the structures.”
A boarder in the school, Success Afolayan, said she felt traumatized when the hoodlums invaded the school.
