Ondo State Government, on Thursday, issued a stern warning to encroachers of government farm settlement to desist from selling and taking unauthorised possession of the land, saying the lands are predominantly for farming.
The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Mr Sunday Akintomide, who handed this warning in Akure, Ondo State capital, maintained that the state government is not willing to sell any part of the land, but for farming.
Akintomide said the state government is aware that some people have been selling the lands to unsuspecting members of the public who were not aware that the land belongs to the government.
He, however, advised any member of the public buying lands close to the farm settlements to make enquiry about the authenticity of the land at the appropriate quarters or Ministry of Lands before making payment for such land.
He listed some of the farmlands that have been encroached to include, Mariwo Farm settlement in Ifedore local government Area, Onisere Farm settlement in Idanre Local government area, Ile Oluji Farm settlement in Ile- Oluji Okeigbo local government area and Okitipupa Farm settlement in okitipupa local government area of the state.
The Permanent Secretary explained that the Mariwo farm settlement in Ifedore Local government area, Ondo State government has 270 hectares which start from Aponmu river beside Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, both left and the right sides up to Ero community, saying the land belongs to the state government.
He warned that anyone who buys land in these areas is buying at his/her own risk while warning land speculators to stay clear of all government farmlands, saying anyone caught in the act will face the full wrath of the law.
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