See previous thread here: Supreme Court Judgment: Panic, As Shangisha Landlords Take Over Highbrow Magodo

PUBLIC STATEMENT

ILLEGAL ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENT BY SHANGISHA LANDLORDS ASSOCIATION INRE SC/112/2002 BETWEEN MILITARY GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE & ORS. V. CHIEF ADEBAYO ADEYIGA & ORS.

i. On the 21st of December, 2021, it was reported through social media platforms that the Shangisha Landlords Association with stern-looking Policemen took over Magodo Area of Lagos State in purported execution of a Supreme Court judgment.

ii. It is a known fact that judgment was delivered in 2012 by the Supreme Court in Military Governor of Lagos State & Ors. Vs. Adebayo Adeyiga & Ors in Appeal No: SC/112/2002 wherein the Apex court affirmed the judgment of Court of Appeal and High Court delivered on the 31st December, 1993 in Suit No: ID/795/88 wherein the Court held as follows:

“I hereby enter judgment for the plaintiffs against the defendants as follows -
A declaration that members of the Shangisha Landlords Association whose lands and or buildings at Shangisha village were demolished by the Lagos State Government and/or its servants or agents during the period of June 1984 to May 1985 are entitled to the first choice preferential treatment by the Lagos State Government before any other person(s) in the allocation or re-allocation of plots in Shangisha village and I make the order against the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants (particularly the Lagos State Government and Land Use and Allocation committee) as agreed in the meeting held on 16th October 1984 with the Ministry of Lands and Housing and Development Matters, Lagos State.

2. An order of Mandatory Injunction is hereby made that the said defendants shall forthwith allocate 549 (five hundred and forty-nine) plots to the plaintiffs in the said Shangisha village scheme in the Shangisha village aforesaid."

iii. It is obvious from the declaratory judgment of the Supreme Court that the judgment only recognized the Judgment Creditors as being entitled to first choice preferential treatment in the “allocation and or re-allocation of plots in Shangisha Village”. The judgment only relates to allocation of 549 plots of land and not possession of any land.

iiii. Several attempts by the State Government to resolve the matter amicably have been on even before the judgment of the Supreme Court was delivered. It is therefore not surprising that the Supreme Court held on page 27 of the judgment thus;
“…… This Court appreciates the magnanimity of the Lagos State Government in the proposals to effect an amicable settlement of this matter. The ball is now in the court of the counsel to the respondents who has a statutory duty to advise them properly to give the government their maximum co-operation in the execution of this judgment.”

v. The State Government engaged the Judgment Creditors between 2012 – 2015 and made proposal to re-allocate land to the Judgment Creditors at Magotho Residential Scheme within Badagry Area which was rejected by Chief Adebayo Adeyiga but majority of the Judgment Creditors led by Yemi Ogunshola, Jelili Yaya and Adeleke Adefala accepted the offer. Due to division within the Judgment Creditors, another round of settlement was initiated in 2016 which culminated in the proposal to re-allocate the Judgment Creditors to Ibeju Lekki Coastal Scheme situate at Ibeju/Lekki which was also rejected by Chief Adebayo Adeyiga.

vi. Subsequent to the rejection, the State Government has been in dialogue with majority of the Judgment Creditors from 2019 with a view to reach a concession towards implementing the Judgment.

vii. Noteworthy also is the pending application for interlocutory injunction dated 1st December 2020 before the Court of Appeal in Appeal No. CA/L/1005A/2018 seeking an order restraining Chief Adebayo Adeyiga and others (including their agents, servants privies or howsoever called, particularly the Police) from entering into, giving direction, taking possession or in any manner disturbing the quiet enjoyment of property owners in Magodo Residential Area Scheme.

viii. The Lagos State Government has equally observed that the execution was carried out by unknown Bailiffs as the Sherriff of the High Court of Lagos where the Judgment emanated were not responsible for the purported execution carried out on the 21st December 2021 at Magodo. The purported execution is therefore contrary to Order 8 Rule 17 of the Supreme Court Rules 2014 and Section 37 of the Enforcement of Judgment and Orders Part iii of the Sherriff and Civil Process Act, LFN, 2004.

ix. The Judgment before the Supreme Court was not in respect of declaration of title and the Supreme Court did not in any way grant title to land to the Judgment Creditors. The Judgment Creditors had no claim for possession and none was granted as no survey plan was tendered before the Court. The judgment is not affixed to any land anywhere and only declared that the Judgment Creditors are entitled to allocation of land from the State Government.

x. The State Government is therefore dismayed by the action of Chief Adebayo Adeyiga (one of the Judgment Creditors) who misled the Nigeria Police in attempting execution of the Judgment notwithstanding the pending Appeal against the issuance of warrant of possession by the then Chief Judge of Lagos State on 16th March 2017.

xi. The State Government enjoins the general public to remain calm especially Residents of Magodo Residential Area, while investigation into the unwarranted incident is being carried out with a view to prosecuting any person found culpable. The Lagos State Government has the high regard for the rule of law and will protect the interests of all parties.

Signed
Moyosore Onigbanjo SAN
Hon. Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice Ministry of Justice, Lagos State
23rd December 2021

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Pls, what's really happening?
Does it mean the government aren't considering the masses? Lagos state with unnecessary claim trying to oppress people that are victim of bad governance.


Don't forget to put this in the new year Eve prayer. God, my parents have given birth to me in Nigeria, don't let me do the same for my children

Mtcheeeeeeeeew

Long overdue

Hg

Summary please

The judgment only relates to allocation of 549 plots of land and not possession of any land.


End of discussion....

Ceremony…

Judgement cannot hold

It’s totally impossible. Powers in that area. Even government officials got properties there.


The land grabbers better go look for land in Ikorodu to snatch

Hmmm!

One minute you’re a landlord, the next you’re homeless.

Hmmmm

Land matter ehn..

Basically Lagos state government won't obey the court order right ?

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Na joblessness make you dey paint plantain so?

And dis magodo phase 2 no dey get houses of like 20m at all... Too much security....

Lol

All this one na grammar. Return dem land back to dem as mandated by the apex court. Simple as ABC!

Na only for Africa politicians dey form Almighty God.

Useless bunch of unproductive kleptos wey people suffer for inside sun. Na mumu dey vote for these evil men sha.

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That's a plantain ser.

That Mr Adebayo adeyiga go get serious agidi and wahala, na people like am dey order wahala give person both online and offline..
I won't be surprised if he is a nairalander..
Dem allocate land for you in lekki, you reject am
For other places, you reject am..

He is just like the house owner below

Na wa ooo
High court judgement in 1992 and supreme Court judgement in 2013 almost 20 years later

Nigeria's judiciary system na wash!

BMathew:
The judgment only relates to allocation of 549 plots of land and not possession of any land.


End of discussion....

LASG is being mischievous. Judgment specifically said to allocate the landlords association, 549 plots in Magodo but LASG are offering them plots in faraway places like Badagry and Ibeju Lekki.

Mko123:
Pls, what's really happening?
Does it mean the government aren't considering the masses? Lagos state with unnecessary claim trying to oppress people that are victim of bad governance.


Don't forget to put this in the new year Eve prayer. God, my parents have given birth to me in Nigeria, don't let me do the same for my children

Kindly read Sir, it's not too difficult to understand.

Omo, LASG don twist the matter sha.

It is obvious from the declaratory judgment of the Supreme Court that the judgment only recognized the Judgment Creditors as being entitled to first choice preferential treatment in the “allocation and or re-allocation of plots in Shangisha Village”. The judgment only relates to allocation of 549 plots of land and not possession of any land.

Tinubu

Interesting.

M

Chief Adeyiga just bought fifty yards of government trouble for himself