Human rights lawyer Femi Falana and the Lagos state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, have warned lawyers to stop helping their clients punish landlords.
The duo gave this warming at the advocacy program themed, “Building Collapse and Application of Punitive Laws in Lagos State.”
“For us as lawyers, we must be very careful, so that we are not agents of impunity. What they now do in Lagos, out of frustration, they go to the Ministry of Environment to complain that the building would collapse, and officials who would not do their investigation would now put some notice there, citing the building for demolition, to the end that tenants can find their way, some landlords also pay to have the roof of a house remove in order to chase away the tenant.
The Attorney-General noted that the minute issue of landlord and tenancy should not last more than 60 days in court. “The Nigerian Bar Association and the Ministry of Justice are going to collaborate to ensure we have the adequate laws written out so that everybody would be aware of what is required, also the Ministry of Justice would look into ensuring that the reports of building collapse would be worked on.
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