- The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, has tackled southwest governors over their assertion on deployment of policemen to Magodo property in Lagos
- Malami who accused the governors of ulterior reasons stated the police had been mobilised to put in force an order of the Supreme Court
- The AGF despatched a message to the southwest governors asking if they may assist give an explanation for why the Lagos country authorities had did not put in force the court order considering that 2012
Abubakar Malami, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) has stated he “takes exception” to the southwest governors` response to the Magodo Estate incident in the course of the go to of the Lagos governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, to the estate. The southwest governors had in advance reacted to what they defined as a “disrespect” to their colleague, Governor Sanwo-Olu.
A leader superintendent of law enforcement officials had overtly defied the order of the Lagos kingdom governor to withdraw his colleagues who had invaded the property. The officer defined to the governor that he most effective solutions to the commands of his superiors and had but to get an order to depart the property from the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali, and the AGF, Abubakar Malami.
Southwest governors accused of having ulterior motives
Reacting, Malami, in a announcement signed with the aid of using his media aide, Umar Gwandu, stated he changed into amazed with the aid of using the announcement from the governors.
The statement said
“We see it as a vituperation of ulterior motives of some political class, who derived pleasure in dragging the name of Malami in the mud to achieve some sinister objectives.
“The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice takes exception to the Southwest Governors unjustifiable insinuation of impunity against the office of the Attorney General over the execution of a judgment of the Supreme Court.
“The role of the executive is, in this respect, simply to aide the maintenance of law and order in due compliance with rule of law arising from giving effect to the judgment of the apex court of the land."
Malami additionally showed that he despatched policemen to the Lagos property to put into effect the Supreme Court judgment.
He stated the Supreme Court judgement regarding the land tussle became added earlier than he became appointed.
The AGF requested if the governors may want to assist pick out why the Lagos kingdom authorities had now no longer enforced "the courtroom docket order notwithstanding numerous tries from 2012- 2015, because the so-referred to as agreement initiative commenced in 2016."
Crisis hits mega rich Magodo as Adeyiga family threatens to retrieve land
As a end result of this, the gate of the Shangisha Estate, off CMD Road, turned into locked as of 4am on Wednesday, December 22.
According to reports, no one ought to both are available or exit as industrial sports have become paralysed. Residents complained that the own circle of relatives threatened to drag down the homes with bulldozers.
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