Court stops Lagos govt, agencies from demolishing properties in Ojo communities

A Federal High Court successful Lagos State has granted an interim injunction restraining the Lagos State Government and respective of its agencies from carrying retired immoderate demolition oregon eviction workout successful parts of Ojo Local Government Area.

The bid besides affects the Lagos Metropolitan Area Transport Authority, LAMATA, the Lagos State Ministry of Transportation, the Lagos State Environmental and Special Offences Enforcement Unit (Task Force), the Nigeria Police Force, the Inspector General of Police, the Commissioner of Police successful Lagos, Olohundare Jimoh, CSP Adetayo Akerele and different applicable officials.

Justice Musa Kakaki issued the bid pursuing an ex parte exertion filed connected behalf of 55 residents of Church Estate 1, Church Estate 2, Jubilee Estate, and Igbeyin-Adun assemblage successful Okokomaiko.

The suit, marked FHC/MISC/152/2026, seeks to support the applicants from what they described arsenic persistent threats of demolition and forceful eviction.

According to their counsel, Femi Dodo, the affected residents approached the tribunal aft authorities allegedly began moves to demolish their properties, contempt their long-standing concern of the area.

He told the tribunal that galore of the residents person lived successful the communities for implicit 5 decades without...