Former Deputy Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Hon. Edward Ayo-Odugbesan, has approached an Ikeja High Court seeking to prevent Agege Local Government from continuing with the demolition of his property located on Ogba Road, Agege, Lagos.

In an interlocutory application filed on Thursday, Ayo-Odugbesan, alongside Adefunmilayo Ayo-Odugbesan and Edwards Private School, is requesting the court to stop the demolition activities. The defendants in the case include Kola Egunjobi, Agege Local Government, and the Lagos State Registrar of Title.

At the hearing, the claimants' counsel, Dr. Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), informed the court that an interlocutory injunction was filed under Orders 42 and 43 of the Civil Procedure Rules 2019. The claimants had earlier filed an ex-parte motion on October 3, seeking various injunctive reliefs in light of the situation.

Dr. Pinheiro noted that, on October 4, the court had already ordered the first and second respondents to stop demolishing any part of the property. He urged the court to grant further orders preventing the respondents from continuing the demolition and interfering with the claimants' peaceful possession until the final determination of the case.

Pinheiro argued that the claimants had owned the property since 1992 and feared irreparable damage if the court did not act urgently. He emphasized that third-party interests could arise if the demolition continued.

Responding, the counsel for the respondents, Jimoh Akogu, stated that his clients had adhered to the court's order, but argued that the claimants had re-entered the property despite not being granted possession by the court.

Justice Abdulfattah Lawal adjourned the case to January 14, 2025, for further hearing and ordered that the third defendant be served with a hearing notice.