The Governor Monday Okpebholo-led administration in Edo State on Thursday said it has uncovered and sealed a brothel inside a primary school in Esan West Local Government Area of the state.
The state coordinator for the Protection of Government Property, Eugene Okolosie, disclosed this at a press conference in Benin City, adding that over 2,000 plots of land encroached upon have also been recovered.
Okolosie noted that so far, over 150, 000 houses in the state are built on government land and appealed to those who want to acquire landed property to get clearance from the Edo Geographic Information Service, to avoid falling victim to the criminal activities of land grabbers.
He said, “A lot of government properties have been encroached upon. Seven per cent of our moat has been taken over, and the most affected is our public schools.
In Ambrose Alli University alone, we have recovered plots of land from land grabbers.
“The community came to inform us that land grabbers forged their signatures, and we moved into action and recovered about 90 percent of the land back, including lands belonging to schools.
