New Twist In Lekki Land Dispute As Lagos AG Orders Fresh Police Investigation

Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Lawal Pedro, SAN, has directed the Police to behaviour a caller probe into allegations of forgery and willful spot harm made against a existent property developer, Alex Ochonogor, and his lawyer, Ademola Owolabi.

The petition comes connected the heels of a 2nd constabulary report, signed by Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Dahiru, which exonerated Ochonogor and Owolabi of immoderate wrongdoing.

In a missive dated August 22, 2025, and signed by the Director, Directorate of Public Prosecutions, Adeshola Adekunle-Bello, the Ministry asked the constabulary to reopen the lawsuit by interrogating much witnesses and reevaluating cardinal documents.

The missive was addressed to the Assistant Inspector General of Police astatine the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID) Annexe successful Ikoyi, and DPP Director.

The Ministry specifically requested that the probe squad interrogate cardinal witnesses, including Dr Obidigwe Eze and Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, based connected caller developments successful the case.

The existent property developer was arraigned past week earlier a Lagos State High Court successful Tafawa Balewa Square alongside 2 lawyers, Ademola Owolabi and Adebayo Akeju, implicit their alleged engagement successful forging onshore documents and demolishing spot successful the Lekki country of Lagos State.

The defendants had pleaded not blameworthy to the charge, and they were granted bail by the proceedings judge.

However, not satisfied with the archetypal constabulary study that led to the indictment, Ochonogor and his lawyer wrote a petition to the Commissioner of Police alleging compromised investigation, maltreatment of nationalist office, shoddy investigation, and witch-hunting.

In the report, which has already been forwarded to the Lagos State Directorate of Public Prosecution for indispensable action, the constabulary discovered that nary of the documents were forged and that the applicable authorities bureau and officials had authorised the demolition of the operation connected the disputed land.

Some of the investigation’s findings are: “That connected 12th July, 1994, Lagos State Government, by a Certificate of Occupancy registered arsenic 36/361994w, allocated a Parcel of Land known and described arsenic Block 133, Plot 10, Lekki Peninsula Scheme 1 to Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, who was past the Chief Security Officer (SO) to Gen. Sanni Abacha, past Head of State.

“That Mr Alex Ochomogor was introduced to the spot astatine Block 133, Plot 10, Lekk Phase 1, Lagos done Agent, Donatus Eze, a Managing Director of Trust Dede and Property Nigeria Limited of Plot 6, Udeco Road, Off Chevron Drive, Lekki, Lagos connected 3rd of March, 2015.

“That Engineer Peter Omotosho of Archbond Builders Ltd confirmed to the constabulary that the demolition announcement was decently signed by himself and Mr Bode Agoro of Lagos State, and truthful it is not a forged document.

“The Demolition Notice was besides published by Lagos State Government successful Punch Newspaper connected 11th September 2009 and duly signed by Mr Gbenga B. Ashafa, Permanent Secretary, Lands Bureau, Lagos State Government.

“That the constabulary confirmed that the (complainant) Dr Obidigwe Eze’s deed of duty was not signed by Major Hamza Al-Mustapha and Mr Abdul Fatai Alao Thomas. This simply means that the papers was forged.

“The Registrar of Titles successful Lagos State confirmed to the constabulary that the memorandum of nonaccomplishment was decently registered and truthful it was not forged.

“That the constabulary confirmed that the memorandum of nonaccomplishment declaration and affidavit of nonaccomplishment were decently signed by Al-Mustapha, and therefore, they were not forged.”

Justice Serifat Sonaike has adjourned the lawsuit to October 13, 2025.

In his absorption to the caller constabulary investigation, Lagos lawyer George Obot stated that the developments were important and they whitethorn perchance pb to the defendants being exonerated of each charges.

Obot asserted that the Ministry of Justice neglected captious elements of the offences, including captious evidence, and failed to interrogation cardinal witnesses, which led to a hasty prosecution of the defendants.

He, however, said that it was not excessively precocious for the Lagos State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice and different officials of the Ministry to bash the right thing.