Protest rocked different parts of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, on Tuesday by scores of residents of the city against the Department of State Security (DSS) Community Multipurpose Co-operative Society Limited over non-allocation of landed property, which they paid for more than two years ago.
The protesters said the person that paid the least subscribed with N3.650million, while other paid N4milion, N5million and N6million and more than 100 persons subscribed to the landed property at the DSS Housing Estate at Elenusonso, Ile-Tuntun, Ibadan.
According to them, the DSS people told them that the allocation of the land would be done two weeks after payment, but it has not been done two years down the line.
The protesters added that members of the cooperative and non-members were asked to subscribe, only that non-members were asked to pay higher amount than members.
They told journalists that they went to the DSS at Aleshinloye in Ibadan to confirm the authenticity of the land where it was confirmed to them before they made payment.
The vice chairperson, DSS Land Subscribers, Ile-Tuntun, Ibadan, Pastor (Mrs.) Adebola Ibitoye, also stated that the subscribers saw a signpost on the land, advertising it for sale in two categories – members of the DSS cooperative and non members of the cooperative.
She added that members were asked to obtain forms for N10,000 each, while non-members were asked to obtain the same forms for N15,000 each, saying more than 100 non-members of the cooperative obtained the forms and paid commutative of more than N500million about two years ago.
The protest kicked off at the locked entrance of the housing estate. There was heavy presence of operatives of Amotekun Corps and a few policemen that provided security for the protesters. The protest was also staged at the DSS Office, Aleshinloye, Ibadan. It was rounded off at the Oyo State Government Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, to register their complaints with Governor Seyi Makinde, who was not available to receive the protesters personally.
Source: GALAXY TELEVISION
