The Magistrate Court 3 in Iyaganku, Ibadan has adjourned the ongoing land dispute case between Satguru Maharaj Ji, founder of the One Love Family, and the Oluyole Council Secretariat until June 19, 2025.
Presiding Magistrate S.I. Babalola (Mrs.) made the ruling during Thursday’s court proceedings, with both parties present in the courtroom.
According to Satguru Maharaj Ji’s counsel, Barrister Olasehinde Obisesan, the dispute began earlier this year when individuals accompanied by security operatives, invaded a portion of land along the Ibadan-Lagos Expressway allegedly belonging to Maharaj Ji.
The individuals claimed to be government officials representing the Oluyole Council Secretariat.
Eyewitness Nsidibe Iwatt stated that when adherents of Maharaj Ji confronted the group to question their unannounced presence, three followers were arrested by the accompanying security operatives and subsequently detained.
They were later arraigned in court on charges of conduct likely to breach public peace, forceful entry, and conspiracy. Magistrate Babalola subsequently granted them bail.
Documents presented in court by Oluyole Council claim the land was allocated to them by the Federal Government. However, the defense argued that both the application and the approval for the land transfer occurred within a suspiciously short 120-hour window.
Tensions flared again after the court session when representatives of the Oluyole Council allegedly verbally abused Maharaj Ji’s supporters, sparking a heated exchange outside the courtroom.
Further investigation reveals that the disputed land is also subject to ongoing legal claims from other entities, including private firms, complicating the ownership battle.
Satguru Maharaj Ji has since submitted supporting documents to his legal team, asserting his legitimate claim to the land in question.