The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Dapo Abiodun on political matters  , Hon. Jide Ojuko has denied taking possession of  lands belonging to villagers  in Sarri/Akoore in Atan Community area of Ado-Odo Ota , local government,  Ogun State.

The former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy affairs disclosed this in an interview with newsmen in Abeokuta on Thursday.

Recall that Displaced villagers in Saari/ Akoore in Atan Community of Ado-Odo/Otta Local Government Area of Ogun State have called on Governor Dapo Abiodun to rescue them from one his aides,  Chief Jide Ojuko and on Mr Elijah, whom they accused of leading suspected land grabbers who invaded the community and forcefully took over their ancestral land ans threatening to kill all village heads.

Ojuko in his reaction  said that the report that he forcefully took possession of lands in Ado-Odo Ota is nothing but a false, calling on the public to disregard the report.

The former Commissioner submitted that the report that he has been supporting landgrabbers in taking possession of people's land is an attempt to tarnish his image.

He maintained that he never  connived with any Mr Elijah in grabbing people's lands, saying that one of the villagers,  Onatade Akeem had  accused him of land grabbing in the past and he arrested him for defamation of character which he had later apologized publicly to him at the Magistrate court 1 in Ota.

Chief Ojuko said" Some people are accusing me of taking possession of some their lands in Saari Akoore in Atan Community which is not true,  i want to urge the public to disregard the report. I am not a land grabber and I have never connived with one Mr Elijah in grabbing people's lands. One of the villagers who is accusing me of land-grabbing had done same in the past which was arrested and taken to the court and this same person had apologized to me publicly at the court for tarnishing my image, I was surprised that the same person still mentioned my name in the land-grabbing saga. I have an evidence of court affidavit for the public to know that the information is misleading and mischievous" he concluded