Tuesday, March, 10 2026 - An Oyo State Magistrate Court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, has arraigned four persons over the alleged unlawful demolition of a property owned by the Nigerian Railway Corporation, NRC, in the Odo-Ona area of the city.
The property, which had been leased to Ibadan-based lawyer,
Olusegun Abayomi, was reportedly demolished with excavators on February 2,
2026.
The accused, Jubril Amodu, Adekunle Moses, Akintola
Olaoluwa, and Mustapha Mohammed, are staff members of a firm identified as
Planet Projects Limited.
They faced charges of unlawful demolition, theft, assault,
and forcible entry. All four pleaded not guilty to the allegations.
Prosecutor Akeem Akinloye told the court that the
defendants, alongside others still at large, allegedly conspired to commit the
offences on the stated date.
He explained that they forcefully entered the NRC property
at Ago Taylor (Mile 110), Odo-Ona, demolished the building, and stole
electrical materials valued at approximately N10 million.
Akinloye further stated that the defendants assaulted two
persons, identified as Oluwatoyin Adegoke and Oluwabamise Dada.
According to the prosecutor, the suspects also allegedly
seized the victims’ mobile phones at gunpoint, demanded their passwords,
accessed the devices, and deleted video footage recorded during the demolition.
Chief Magistrate, Olabisi Ogunkanmi granted each defendant
bail in the sum of N5 million, with two sureties each, also in the sum of N5
million.
She directed that one of the sureties must be a landed
property owner with proof of ownership, while the other must be a blood
relative of the defendant.
The court adjourned the case until April 16, 2026, for
further hearing.
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