- Lagos Police Allegedly Carry Out Forceful Eviction of Mother, Infant in Amuwo Odofin
- According to a police source, the dispute began following a disagreement between the lanlord and tenant
- he tenant has since challenged the possession order in court
Over the weekend, operatives from the Zone 2 Police Command in Lagos reportedly carried out a forceful eviction of a woman and her seven-week-old baby from their home in the Amuwo Odofin area.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the police are alleged to have acted on the instruction of a senior customs officer identified as S. Gomos.
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The family, headed by David Afam, is already involved in a legal dispute with their landlord, who is a customs officer. According to a police source at FESTAC Police Station who requested anonymity, the dispute began following a disagreement between the landlord and tenant.
The source explained:
“We started the case before the customs officer approached Zone 2. He is supposed to be in jail now. His security guard, named Thankgod, is already at the correctional centre. Not even the intervention of our DPO could prevent Zone 2 Police from carrying out the eviction. What happened was that the landlord gained unauthorised access to the tenant’s apartment, and a disagreement ensued.”
The police source added that the landlord had obtained a court order to regain possession of the apartment without the tenant being notified of the proceedings. He reportedly brought a court bailiff to post the court summon, instructing his security guard to remove the notice immediately after the bailiff left.
“After our investigation, it was revealed that the security guard deliberately removed the summon. He was arraigned in court and is now remanded at Kirikiri Correctional Centre,” the source said.
The tenant has since challenged the possession order in court, with the next hearing scheduled for 8 October. However, the landlord allegedly rushed to Zone 2 Police Command to carry out the eviction before the legal proceedings could be concluded.
The incident has raised concerns over the involvement of law enforcement in private landlord-tenant disputes, particularly where vulnerable families are affected.
