Olalekan Festus Ojo, counsel for the family of E. J. Alex Kehinde Taylor, has raised the alarm over an alleged attempt by the Lagos State government to forcefully take over a landed property belonging to the Taylor family. He said the state’s Special Taskforce on Land Grabbers, through the office of the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, on December 13, 2019, realised that the property genuinely belongs to his client. According to him, the task force subsequently executed the Terms of Settlement with his clients and thereafter handed the property back to his clients.
Lawyer Accuses Lagos Government Of Attempting To Forcefully Take Over Alex Taylor’s Family Land Amid LitigationOlalekan Festus Ojo, counsel for the family of E. J. Alex Kehinde Taylor, has raised the alarm over an alleged attempt by the Lagos State government to forcefully take over a landed property belonging to the Taylor family.
The statement, therefore, called on the Lagos State Government to respect the rule of law and await the outcome of matters pending before both the High Court and the Court of Appeal, before taking any further step in respect of the property. "We have appealed against the ruling of the High Court of Lagos State, Ikeja Judicial Division delivered per the Honourable Justice RIB Adebiyi and filed a Stay of Proceedings against the matter at the High Court.
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