The Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja has granted an interim injunction restraining the Lagos State Government and its agencies from undertaking further demolitions in parts of Oworonshoki, located within the Kosofe Local Government Area.
On Friday, Justice L.A.M. Folami issued an order following an application lodged by four residents: Adeyemi Badejoko, Sheikh Tajudeen Omotayo Murobiu, Ayanboye Temitope, and Afolarin Olugbemiga John, acting as representatives of the Community Development Association, CDA, and residents of Olabode Aluko Street, Iye-Ekiti Close, and Church Street.
The suit, bearing the reference number ID/10049GCMW/2025, lists the Lagos State Building Control Agency, LASBCA, His Royal Majesty Oba Babunde Saliu, and the Lagos State Government as defendants.
According to court records, the application, dated November 7 and filed on November 10, was supported by an affidavit sworn to by Badejoko, a businessman and community representative.
The applicants’ counsel, O. Ajanaku, moved the motion alongside a written address.
In its decision, the court restrained the defendants and their representatives, officers, employees, privies, or any persons acting on their behalf from entering, demolishing, interfering with, or otherwise disrupting the applicants’ possession, occupation, and ownership of their properties in the affected areas.
The interim injunction was ordered by Justice Folami to remain in effect for seven days, pending the filing and service of the substantive suit.
Furthermore, the court directed the four applicants to execute an undertaking of N10 million to indemnify the defendants should the injunction be found to have been improperly granted.
On November 16, 2025, the presiding judge signed and sealed the order, which was subsequently certified by Otitiosa Okoye, the court’s Legal Registrar.
This ruling comes at a time of heightened tension in Oworonshoki, following recent demolitions reportedly carried out by LASBCA and other state agencies.
Several residents have claimed that some of the affected structures are long-standing family homes, alleging inadequate notice, insufficient consultation, and concerns regarding forced eviction.
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