Tag: otodogbame
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#Otodogbame: Respect rule of law, Amnesty International tells LASG
Amnesty International has urged Lagos State Government to respect the Wednesday court ruling which states that the eviction of residents of Otodo Gbame from their properties is unconstitutional. The human rights group in a series of tweets on its official Nigerian page, @AmnestyNigeria added that the trend of violent forced evictions by Lagos government since…
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BREAKING: Court rules in favour of Otodo Gbame residents, says eviction by LASG unconstitutional
Justice Surajudeen Onigbanjo of the Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, has on Wednesday ruled in favour of residents of several waterfront communities in a suit they brought against Lagos state government. The judge released his verdict on June 21, 2017, ruling the evictions as unconstitutional, saying it violates the rights of the residents, especially as…
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#Otodogbam: Court strikes out community’s contempt suit against Ambode
The Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, has struck out a suit of contempt against the Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode. The judge, Justice S. A. Onigbangbo said “the court lacks the jurisdiction to charge the governor of the state because of the immunity he enjoys.” He added that “if the governor had truly ordered the…
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Militants using #OtodoGbame as base, LASG justifies demolition exercise
The Lagos State Government has justified Sunday’s invasion of Otodo Gbame, a riverine community in the state. In a statement via its Twitter account, @LAGOSGMT1, the governor’s monitoring team said the decision was taken in the best interest of Lagosians. The team added that militants had turned the community to their operational base. It said,…