Lagos engineer petitions IGP over alleged abuse, property invasion by police

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Lagos engineer petitions IGP over alleged abuse, property invasion by police

By Innocent Anaba

A Lagos-based property owner, Olufemi Fasehun, has petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, over what he described as a gross abuse of power and professional misconduct by some officers of Nigeria Police Force attached to the Monitoring Unit of Zone 2 Command, Onikan, Lagos.

In the letter dated July 2, 2025, and addressed to the Complaint Response Unit, CRU, of the Police Force Headquarters, Abuja, Fasehun, through his legal representatives, Goldrush Partners, alleged that a senior officer in the Monitoring Unit, led a team that unlawfully invaded his property at 10, Kudirat Abiola Way, Oregun, Lagos, on June 4, 5 and 20, 2025.

The petition accuses the police team of criminal trespass, unlawful arrest, illegal sealing of a business premises (Paradox Restaurant), and willful disregard of due legal procedures under the guise of executing an interlocutory court order.

The petition read: “Our client is the rightful owner of the property as evidenced by a registered deed of indenture, survey plan, and valid court judgment.

“Despite this, the officer and his team arrested him and a tenant, sealed off the premises, and subjected them to dehumanizing treatment.”

According to the petition, the police team allegedly acted on a contested interlocutory order in Suit No. ID/11239LMW/2021 (Olufemi Fasehun v. Cletus Nwagwu & Ors), which directed all parties to maintain the status quo.

Fasehun’s legal team insisted that he complied with the order and submitted an affidavit to that effect.

The petition outlines a series of legal and procedural violations by the officers, saying “Rather than follow proper contempt proceedings through Form 48 and 49, the complainants allegedly manipulated the police into acting unilaterally against Fasehun.

The petition added that the the police reportedly sealed off the property and adjoining restaurant business without any court order authorizing such action.

According to the petition, the complainants presented a falsified court document as a “Supreme Court judgment” to justify previous police actions.

The legal team also alleged that the officer threatened to arraign Fasehun in court on July 1, 2025, in an attempt to “satisfy the complainants,” despite the matter being sub judice before Justice Oshoala of the Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja.

“These actions have brought not just economic loss and psychological trauma to our client but have also undermined the integrity of the Nigerian legal system.”

Calling for the immediate intervention of the IGP, the petition urges a full-scale investigation into the alleged misconduct and demands the protection of the constitutional rights of their client.
Efforts to reach the Zone 2 Command for comment were unsuccessful at press time.

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