Police authorities in Abuja have launched an investigation into claims made by a Lagos-based land speculator, known as Ibile of Ibeju-Lekki, on TikTok.
He alleged that police officers demanded N150 million, supposedly for the Inspector General of Police, to settle a land dispute he is involved in at Ibeku-Lekki, Lagos.
The land speculator’s TikTok video has gone viral, with him claiming that officers from Zone 2 Command in Onikan, Lagos, declared him wanted after he refused to pay the money.
He alleged that the officers said the money would be given to the IGP to “let him off the hook.”
However, police sources have dismissed these claims, stating that the speculator is trying to avoid justice.
According to them, he is wanted for allegedly assaulting and kidnapping Chief Dupe Damazio, the matriarch of the Oni-Orisan family, over a land dispute.
The police said that despite several attempts to invite him for questioning, he refused to cooperate, boasting that he could not be arrested.
“The land speculator has not only evaded all police invitations, but he also orchestrated an attack on officers who went to speak with him,” said a police source.
In response, the speculator took to TikTok, accusing the police of demanding money to settle the case.
Following the viral allegations, the police invited him to Abuja to prove his claims, but he has remained elusive.
Police officials have vowed to arrest him for questioning, especially after his accusation that top officers were on his payroll, which he suggested was the reason for his refusal to comply with the police.
Meanwhile, the family of Chief Dupe Damazio has called for urgent intervention from the Lagos State Attorney General.
They claim the land dispute case between Sikiru Oni Orisan and others vs. China Harbor Company Ltd has not been properly enforced, despite a court ruling in their favor.
The family’s petition highlights concerns that a faction within the family is trying to misuse the legal process to undermine the earlier judgment.
