LAGOS—THE Commissioner of Police, Lagos State Police Command, CP Muazu Zubairu has been petitioned over the use of a detachment of Policemen attached to the Rapid Response Squad, RRS, stationed at a disputed land situated at Coker village, Shaha in Idimu Local government area of the state.

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The petition dated March 20, 2019 and signed by one Engineer Adetokunbo Coker is alleging that his late father’s expanse of land measuring 18.61 hectares situated at the aforementioned area had been encroached on by a suspected land agent who sold same to unsuspecting buyers in flagrant disobedience to a subsisting court order restraining him from doing so.

He contended that the matter, in suit number ID/944/2007, was before Justice L. A. Okunnu of a Lagos High Court N0.39 (Land and Chieftaincy Matters division) adding that irrespective of the fact that the court had since issued an interlocutory injunction restraining the agent from further encroaching on the land pending the determination of the suit he has continued to sell portions of the land with the assistance of the Police.

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The petition reads in part: “After several fruitless efforts by the family to stop this criminal trespass, I dragged him to court following which I obtained an interlocutory order stopping further encroachment into the said land pending the outcome of court judgment. But to my surprise, he has refused to obey the court order using Police as a shield, hence, this petition to your office.”

We’re not aware —Police

Contacted, the Commander RRS DCP Tunji Disu said he was not aware of a detachment of his men stationed at the disputed land anywhere in Shaha saying if there was such, it means the man who secured the presence of Policemen at the site was economical with the truth.

Also the State Command public relations officer, DSP Bala Elkana said: “I do not know of any such detachment; you know I have just assumed office. Let me find out and get back to you, please.”