Nigerian Concord Newspaper
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Moshood Jimoh has come under another round of criticism from advocacy groups for deploying police officers to take over Nestoil/Neconde businesses premises in Lagos despite last week’s order of the Federal High Court in Abuja being presided over by Justice R.N. Ofili Ajumogobia that Nigerian Police Force as well as the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun not to go near the building which occupies Nestoil Group on No. 41/42 Akin Ademola Street, Victoria Island in Lagos State as it belongs to Drawcok Estates LTD.
Today’s police takeover of Nestoil business premises in Lagos State which belong to Drawcok Estates LTD on the illegal order of Police Commissioner Moshood Jimoh came after the Federal Government has barred police activities with VIPs, on private residences and business places.
Reacting to the police disruption of business activities at the business premises of Nestoil this morning, the Nigeria Action for Justice and Fairness, NAJF, in a press statement issued to journalists this afternoon by its Director of Press, Comrade Chukwudi Onanefe said that the Lagos State Commissioner of Police should explain to the public why he willingly defied a clear court order as delivered by Justice Ofili Ajumogobia on the issue last week.
The group also called on President Bola Tinubu to check the activities of the Lagos Police Chief so he can explain why he is using the police to illegally operate on private business premises despite an order by the federal government that such act should stop.
According to the group, the IGP, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun should order the Police Commissioner in Lagos to stop bringing the image of the Nigeria Police Force into disrepute with his lust for bribe and illegality.
Recall that a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja had last week ordered the Nigerian Police Force as well as the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Kayode Egbetokun not to go near the building which occupies Nestoil Group on No. 41/42 Akin Ademola Street, Victoria Island in Lagos State as it belongs to Drawcok Estates LTD.
The order was pronounced after Drawcok Estates LTD had on November 7, 2025 through Mr. Kehinde Ogunwumiu, SAN, Ademola Abimbola, SAN with Esther Longe and Uchechi Chibueze prayed to the court to order the Nigerian Police Force and the IGP who are the first and second respondents not to interfere with or impend or violate her (applicant) right to own the properties on No. 4 Nyasa close, plot 19, Off Ontaria crescent /Mississippi road, Maitama Abuja and 41/42 Akin Adesola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos State as guarantees by the chapter 4 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended as it only relates to the complaint litigated in the suit.
Giving her Orders in the case with suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/2385/2025 on November 24, 2025, the presiding judge, Honourable Justice R.N. Ofili Ajumogobia ruled that that the applicant has a right to own and possess her properties as mentioned in the addresses above as guaranteed by the 34 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended and the African Charter on Human and People’s Rights..
She stressed further in her ruling that the sealing-off and occupation of the applicant’s properties on the addresses mentioned above by the Respondents constitute an infringement on the right of the applicant to own property, as guaranteed by Sections 43 and 44 of the he Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 as amended.
The judge also ruled that the Respondents, whether by themselves , their agents, agencies and servants, acting for it through them or any other person(s) howsoever described or claiming through them, to vacate the applicant’s properties on the addresses mentioned above, and deliver possession over to the applicant forthwith.
Ajumogobia stressed that the Respondents, whether by themselves, their agents, agencies, and servants, acting for or through them or any other person(s) howsoever described or claiming through them, to provide security for the applicant to take back possession of her properties on the addresses mentioned above.
She also gave an order that the Respondents is restrain, whether by themselves, their agents, agencies and servants, acting for or through them or any other person(s) howsoever described or claiming through them, from harassing the applicant and refusing her access to her properties on the addresses mentioned above.
However, it is pertinent to note that Drawcok Estate limited has a duly registered title at lagos state land Registry of the premises housing Nestoil Tower since 2012