Homeowners and allottees at Alma Beach Estate, Lekki, Lagos, have called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to order investigation into the destruction of property being perpetrated by land grabbers aided by thugs and policemen in the community.
They made the demand in a statement to challenge claims by a firm, Nicon Trustees, that the homeowners and allottees’ lawyer, Muiz Banire, were trying to obstruct the course of justice in regard to some developments in the estate.
“Our attention has been drawn to the unwarranted attack on Banire by a representative of Nicon Trustees, using mainly all manners of faceless blogs. Banire is a lawyer to some of our members. The said statement contained bundles of lies from the beginning to the end.
“In the first instance, Banire joined the team of lawyers engaged by estate owners just last September precisely. How he would have influenced events prior to that date for which he was not aware of the existence remains a mystery.
“Secondly, the Court of Appeal judgment referred to in their statement has nothing to do with our registered titles and is strictly a matter of debenture and receivership between Nicon and Alma beach management. Three, contrary to the statement that thugs or cultists are being used against him, it is him that has been using thugs in connivance with some policemen to harass our members and demolish our property illegally, even as against the clear instruction of the inspector general of police for all parties to steer clear of the land.
“Banire is a man of impeccable character who, strangely, is yet to visit the land, much less bringing anyone there.
“The purpose of the vituperation is to derail Banire from his professional handling of the matter. We know the lawyer can handle the situation professionally but we feel compelled to react to the lies peddled there. No judgment of any court awards our land to Nicon at anytime and the said firm does not even have any title registered in its favour much less any document identifying the land belonging to it,” they said in the statement.
They therefore asked both the police and the Lagos government to step in and stop the gradual descent into anarchy in the community.
“We once again call on the police and other law enforcement authorities to stop the carnage being perpetrated by these land grabbers with the aid of thugs and police. We invite the public to visit and see the destruction carried out illegally by the so-called receiver. These are lawless people rushing developments on our land without any title or approval from the government. We seize the opportunity to call on Governor Sanwo-Olu to cause investigation into our allegation,” they said.
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