A Chief Magistrate Court in Akure, the capital of Ondo State, has sentenced a 56-year-old man, Ige Oloruntoba, to prison for forging land documents.

The court also ordered that a surveyor, Gbenga Adeyeye, 39 be reminded at Olokuta prison along Oloruntoba who was handed a six-month jail term.

The prosecutor, Mr Martins Olowofeso, had informed the court that Oloruntoba allegedly sold three plots of land located at Kajola Road with fake documents to one, Idowu Fasola Ogundipe.

The three plots of land were sold at the rate of 800,000 Naira each to Fasola on December 5, 2012 at Gaga Street in Akure.

Mr Olowofeso, who is a police official, also alleged that Adeyeye had damaged the property of Fasola at Kajola, Oda Road Akure.

Mr Adeyeye was said to have brought some officers of the Nigerian Army around April, this year, threatened and beaten Fashola to coma while they allegedly damaged the completed buildings at his residence in the same location.

One out of the three plots of land was sold to Adeyeye by Fasola at sum of N1.5 million.

Trouble started between the duo after Mr Adeyeye allegedly cut a portion of land belonging to Fashola.

In her ruling, the Chief Magistrate, Justice Victoria Bob-Manuel, sentenced the two accused persons to six months jail term at Olokuta Medium Prison, Akure.

The court gave them an option of presentation of surety, who should be under the employ of Ondo State Civil Service, with property located within the state and four years tax clearance as well as amount of 200,000 Naira each.

Mr Adeyeye was able to meet up with an option of fine while Oloruntoba was marched to the Olokuta prison.

Justice Bob-Manuel therefore adjourned the case to February 20 2016 for further hearing.