By Innocent Anaba
A property dispute involving Ojo Local Government Area, Lagos State, has taken a fresh turn following allegations that officials of the council demolished a property despite a subsisting judgment of a Lagos State High Court declaring the owner the lawful occupier and restraining further trespass.
The property owner, Ibrahim Abubakar, alleged that about 1p.m., July 15, 2026, a top official of the council, accompanied by police officers and suspected thugs, led the demolition of his property at Alaba International Market without any court order.
According to the claimant, the demolition was carried out despite a judgment delivered by Justice S. Sonaike of the Lagos State High Court on February 6, 2025, in Suit No. BD/1020LMW/2015, which affirmed his ownership of the disputed land.
In the judgment, the court declared that Abubakar was entitled to the statutory right of occupancy over the parcel of land measuring approximately 1,679.177 square metres, situated behind Alaba Market, Oniba Road, Sabo Oniba Town, Ojo Area of Lagos State, and covered by Certificate of Occupancy No. 80 at Page 80 in Volume 2007 AC.
