Court Restrains FHA, LSBCA from Demolishing more Houses in Amuwo Odofin

Respite appears to have come the way of home owners as a Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja, on Wednesday, restrained the Federal Housing Authority, FHA, and Lagos State Building Control Agency, LSBCA, from further demolition of residential houses at 6th Avenue, Festac Town, Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of the state.

Justice Omolade Awope, the presiding judge, granted the order, following the suit by Samuel Ahmed, Martinson Realtors Investment Limited, Taoheed Amusa and R. Balogun, seeking a pre-emptive order of injunction against FHA and LSBCA.

So far, FHA and LSBCA have demolished over 600 houses and partially demolished about 700 others on 6th Avenue in Festac Town.

In the pre-emptive order of injunction, the court restrained the first defendant/respondent whether acting by itself or through its agents, privies, assigns or any special task force, para-military officers or otherwise, howsoever, described from demolishing and/or removing any building or property erected in 6th Avenue Festac Town or any other part of Festac Town in alleged enforcement of ‘Town Planning Laws’ pending the applicant’s compliance with the Lagos State High Court Practice Directions No. 2 of 2019 on Pre-action Protocol.

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The order was a sequel to the motion exparte by the claimants, who adduced 10 grounds upon which they sought the order.

Source: Business Hallmark