Nigerian Court Stops Ondo Government From Forcefully Evicting Over 10,000 Farmers From Forest Reserve | Sahara Reporters

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An Ondo State High Court in Ore has stopped the state government and a private company called Sao Agro-Allied Services Ltd. from forcefully evicting over 10,000 farmers from the Oluwa Forest Reserve in the Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The court, which was presided over by Justice Ademola Adegoroye, ordered the authorities involved to maintain the status quo until further pronouncement.

Nigerian Court Stops Ondo Government From Forcefully Evicting Over 10,000 Farmers From Forest ReserveSaharaReporters earlier reported how the farmers’ camps were invaded by hundreds of armed men of Amotekun Corps, soldiers and personnel of Oodua Peoples’ Congress .

SaharaReporters earlier reported how the farmers’ camps were invaded by hundreds of armed men of Amotekun Corps, soldiers and personnel of Oodua Peoples’ Congress .According to some of the farmers, they had been farming on the land for over 20 years.However, the state government said it had allocated thousands of hectares currently occupied by the farmers in the reserve to a private company for the cultivation of oil palm.

Some of the protesters brandished leaves while crying out that the government should consider their plight.

 

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