Dozens of community leaders, landlords, and residents of the Agidingbi area of Lagos Thursday staged a peaceful protest to the Lagos State House of Assembly against a court ruling giving them seven days to vacate their properties.
The protesters had woken up last week to see a court notice on their buildings, dated April 26, giving them seven days to evacuate the premises. The notice indicated that the first judgment, which affirmed the ownership of the land to the Akinole-Oshiun family, was first delivered in 1983. “For people crying for justice, I was told they brought back-up policemen arresting people,” said Mrs Faworaja, who, aided by her walking stick, joined the protesters.
“We haven’t heard anything about Akinole, my grandparents were born there and nothing like that was ever mentioned. We weren’t invited for any court process at all, we are not aware of the case,” he said. “There is property protection law, there is land grabbers committee in place by the government to ensure that there is peace in the acquisition of property in Lagos State,” Mr Mutair said.
1. “By the judgments of High Court of Lagos State in Suit No ID/216/77L delivered by Hon. Justice B.O. Martins on 19th August 1983 and re-affirmed on 26th March 1993; 36 years and 26 years ago respectively.
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