₦airaland Forum

The Nigerian Railway Corporation has disclosed that it received a worrisome report involving the destruction and removal of railway fixed assets worth several millions of Naira, along its right-of-way in Ibadan South-West Local Government Area of 0yo State.

According to the report, the destruction which occurred on Monday, 2nd February 2026, was carried out by the Chairman of the lbadan South-West Local Government Council, Hon. Kehinde Adeyemi Amanda, who allegedly led a group comprising thugs, persons dressed in Nigerian Army uniforms, and operatives of Amotekun to vandalize NRC properties at the Mile One-Ten axis.
The Council Chairman claimed to be working on the instructions of the state Governor.

During the incident, NRC rail assets including rails, sleepers, signal poles, billboards, as well as fences belonging to NRC tenants along the corridor, were reportedly destroyed and carted away. The Corporation stated that the affected area is a clearly defined and statutorily protected railway right-of- way.
The NRC Police Command's efforts to repel the action were reportedly resisted, forcing the officers to withdraw from the scene.

The Nigerian Railway Corporation described the incident as a grave violation of federal railway assets and stated that it is documenting the matter comprehensively. The Corporation further noted that it will pursue appropriate security, administrative, and legal actions to safeguard its assets and prevent future encroachments on railway right-of-way nationwide and especially this act of vandalism.

The NRC Managing Director, Dr Kayode Opeifa, appealed to the Oyo State Governor to call the lbadan South-West Local Government Chairman to order, to avert a breakdown of law and order and the continued abuse of the fundamental rights of Railway workers. The Managing Director, pledged the continued maintenance of law and order in the face of provocation,

Riversides2003:
Very funny people. This is part of the strategy Wike wan use ehn? Very laughable

opes:
Maybe the chief land grabber of Ibadan wants to sell it just like he attempted NIHORT landed properries. How old was he in 1975 when NIHORT was established under Murtala’s government? Today, he is interested in selling part of the land, Federal Government property ooo.
The local government chairman has no immunity; he should be arrested and prosecuted

HacheNoire:
Makinde and destruction are synonymous!

Dudes hobby is destroying.

opes:
Maybe the chief land grabber of Ibadan wants to sell it just like he attempted NIHORT landed properries. How old was he in 1975 when NIHORT was established under Murtala’s government? Today, he is interested in selling part of the land, Federal Government property ooo.
The local government chairman has no immunity; he should be arrested and prosecuted

Riversides2003:
Very funny people. This is part of the strategy Wike wan use ehn? Very laughable

opes:
Maybe the chief land grabber of Ibadan wants to sell it just like he attempted NIHORT landed properries. How old was he in 1975 when NIHORT was established under Murtala’s government? Today, he is interested in selling part of the land, Federal Government property ooo.
The local government chairman has no immunity; he should be arrested and prosecuted

Riversides2003:
Very funny people. This is part of the strategy Wike wan use ehn? Very laughable

jiz:
This is purely politics ! Higher government is accusing lesser government WEREY lan fi n wo werey

ppogba:
Na people wey dey buy the plots of land by the railway line I dey pity.

It is only a fool that will buy the land that is obviously a set back for the railway line.

delpee:
Really? Like I learnt that part of Agodi Gardens has been sold to Estate Developers. That place was left like that for good reasons...conservation and to handle excess flood as it happened with Ogunpa river around 1978/9.

The LG guy doesn't know his limits. NRC has a setback that they allocate to traders and other non permanent occupiers. SM needs to understand too that the research institutes with lots of land in Ibadan are untouchable.

delpee:
Really? Like I learnt that part of Agodi Gardens has been sold to Estate Developers. That place was left like that for good reasons...conservation and to handle excess flood as it happened with Ogunpa river around 1978/9.

The LG guy doesn't know his limits. NRC has a setback that they allocate to traders and other non permanent occupiers. SM needs to understand too that the research institutes with lots of land in Ibadan are untouchable.