Friday, March 29, 2024
HomeNationalPolice chief openly defies Governor Sanwo-Olu, refuses to withdraw officers from disputed...

Police chief openly defies Governor Sanwo-Olu, refuses to withdraw officers from disputed Magodo estate [VIDEO]

Abimbola Oyewole, identified as a chief superintendent of police (CSP), on Tuesday, defied Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, during the latter’s visit to Magodo Phase 2 Estate to intervene over a planned demolition.

An earlier threat to demolish houses in the area on December 21 had been resisted by residents, and the police and bulldozers were withdrawn from the estate after the state intervened.

According to the Lagos government, the case dates back to a demolition exercise at Shangisha village between 1984 and 1985, after which a Supreme Court verdict ordered the state to give the Shangisha landlords 549 plots of land as a “matter of first priority”.

The state, however, said the verdict only relates to “allocation” and not “possession” of any land, adding that the Shangisha landlords cannot claim any land at Magodo. They can only possess land that Lagos allocates to them anywhere in the state.

See also ‘Start packing your loads, Magodo estate will turn to war zone and be demolished,’ Kemi Olunloyo warns residents
On Tuesday, residents had converged in front of the estate and asked the state to intervene amid a renewed threat of demolition and police invasion. They accused federal attorney-general (AGF) Abubakar Malami and the inspector-general of police Alkali Baba Usman of oppression.

Sanwo-Olu later arrived at the estate with some government officials, including Moyosore Onigbanjo, the attorney-general of Lagos.

On arrival, the governor asked the CSP to explain his reasons for being at the estate without the knowledge of the state.

“It’s a case between the supposed people and the Lagos state government. It has nothing to do with the residents here. Please, can you call your superior in Abuja and tell them the governor is here and I am the chief security officer and that you don’t have any business being in my state and that I want you to disengage here?” Sanwo-Olu told the CSP.

RELATED ARTICLES
- Advertisment -

Most Popular

Join our WhatsApp Group