Apex court dismisses Lagos’ motion regarding Magodo land judgment

TSupreme Court has again thrown out Lagos State’s application for the interpretation of its 12- yearold judgment, which compelled it to allocate 549 Plots of Land to the Shangisha Landlords Association within Magodo Estate as a matter of priority. Amidst the crisis that erupted in the Magodo area two years ago when the Landlords led by Chief Adebayo Adeyiga ( Judgement Creditors) attempted to enforce the 12year- old apex court its lawyers that they had no that the judgment was Judgement, the State power to do what they were unambiguous and that they Government, in Februar y being asked to do a nd are no longer in a position to 2022 ran to the Court to seek pointedly asked both parties determine any right or relief. in the matter to accept their request of any party.

Among the relief and order fate as earlier decided by the This prompted the applicant sought by the applicant was Court. to withdraw its application for the apex court to var y or Aare Muyiwa Akinboro before it was struck out by review its judgment ( SAN) led other la wyers for the court. delivered on Februar y 10, Lagos State, while Olumide The legal dispute over

2012, in suit mar ked SC Sofowora ( SAN) and Deji Magodo Land started about 1/ 2/ 2002 between Lagos State Fasusi stood for Shangisha 38 years ago when the and four others versus Chief Landlords. militar y government of Adeyiga and six others. The court theref ore advised Lagos a cquired the land in The 5- man panel led by all parties in the land dispute the area and demolished Justice Iyang Okoro of the to go back and resolve the structures in the pretext of Supreme Court a few days matter amicably. putting the expanse of land ago, told the applicant and The Supreme Court held for public use.