Ali-Isiba, Igbala Residents Battle Over Parcel Of Land Purchased By International Distillers Limited

A parcel of land, purchased in Sango by the management of Intercontinental Distillers Limited (IDL) in Otta, Ogun State, is causing division among residents of Ali-Isiba and Igbala, both in Sango, Ogun State, with a minority as dissidents.

A skeletal Facebook story, published by Otta Olofo (Otta Gossip), which reads that: “Big man and IDL in Otta, Ogun State, Mr. Patrick Anegbe allegedly blocked community road for his own territoriality, after buying properties in one neighborhood at Igbala, causing flooding and blockage of access to people,” captured the interest of Crime Puzzle, which consequently expanded its investigation.

To start with, our reporter frantically explored all means to contact the publisher of Otta Olofofo via voice calls and short messages (sms), to gather details on the matter, all to no avail, as there were no responses from the other end.

However, in its unrelenting and desperate efforts to escalate investigation on the matter, we reached out to a prominent personality in Ali-Isiba, one of the two areas the uproar emanated from.

The Asiwaju of Sango, High Chief Semiu Babatunde, whose street is named after him, expressed deep concern over what he described as “eating one’s cake, and still want to have it.”

According to Babatunde, “What else do they want the company to do, having met our collective demands? We championed an initial protest against the company when ‘Omo Oniles’ sold.