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A Lagos High Court, sitting in Lagos,south west Nigeria, has restrain Ajeromi-Ifelodun Local Government from trespassing or interfering with the property Measuring approximately 4945.73 square meters along Lagos Badagry Expressway, Alafia Bus Stop, Lagos State pending the commencement of the pre-action Protocol process and service of the memorandum of claim on the Respondents.
The Court also ordered the respondents to remove their sign post or any other documents whatsoever that indicates that the property belongs to them, pending the commencement of the pre-action Protocol process and service of the memorandum of claim on the Respondents.
Also affected by the order of the court is Ifelodun Local Council Development Area.
The order of the court was as a result of a suit filed before the court by Ofure Group (Nigeria) Limited company against the respondents.
In an affidavit disposed to by the Director of Ofure Group (Nigeria) Limited company Otaniyuwa Williams Erhahon, in support of the motion ex-parte, He averred that his company has been in the occupation of the property since 5th of June 2002 till date without any rival claim from anyone including the respondents.
The Company also has some structures and carries on business activities on the disputed property in a manner that the Respondents cannot feign ignorance of it’s existence and occupation of the disputed property. The company’s big signpost, which states that the disputed property belongs to the applicant, is at the conspicuous part of the disputed property. The signpost is visible to the public, and the Respondents had, in acknowledgement of it’s visibility, adopted it as a means of communication to the company by posting on its office notice on it.
