Residents of Abule Oluwa in Lagos State's Ibeju-Lekki Local Government have pleaded with Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to persuade some officials to stop demolishing their homes.
30 buildings were destroyed by government agents on September 1 after being identified by Ministry of Urban and Regional Planning authorities, according to the community's attorney, Ademola Olowoyeye.
Olowoyeye claimed that on February 15, 2018, a verdict was handed down that confirmed the Oluwa Family's ownership of the land.
Mr. Oluwa Nurudeen, the family's leader, said: "As head of the Oluwa community, I went to them and asked where they were from, and they replied they were from the Lagos State government.
‘’ I asked the reason for the demolition and they said it was the government that sent them. I made them understand that the land they’re destroying, in 2009, we went to court…
“In 2018, the court gave a judgement that favoured us and they registered the judgement in Alausa. They gave us the right to do anything on the land. From 2018, we have started building houses on it, but now September 1, 2022, Lagos State came to demolish our buildings,” he said.
Baale of the town, Adewale Oluwa, slammed the action of the officials.
“We have a judgment in our favour… It is unimaginable some people would hide under state powers to perpetrate illegality. We call on the governor to call these people to order and let no person disturb us again, “ he said.