Already, two families, Akinole Oshiun of Ogba and the Emmanuel Oyedele Ashamu families are laying claims to the land measuring approximately 15.01 acres. While the Akinole Oshiun families said the land formerly known as Strabag site now referred to as Ikeja City Mall, was bequeathed to them by their progenitors, the Emmanuel Oyedele Ashamu families are denying the claims, stating that the land belongs to them. The claimants in the Suit No: ID/1244/2011, filed before an Ikeja High Court are Chief Ligali Kafaru Otabiyi, Prince Hakeem Oshiun, Hon. Fatai Gbadebo Oshiun, Isiaka Lamina Akinole, for themselves and on behalf of the Akinole Oshiun families of Ogba, Ikeja, Lagos. Other defendants are Lagos State Registrar of Titles and Mr. Samuel Ishola Ashamu. Samuel Ashamu the 5th defendant, in a counter-claim through his lawyer, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde, SAN, asked the court to declare that they are the persons entitled to the reversion or statutory right of occupancy by operation of law of all that piece or parcel of land measuring approximately 15.01 acres formerly known as Strabag site and now referred to as Ikeja City Mall lying, being and situate along Obafemi Awolowo Way, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State. Ashamu is asking the court for an order setting aside the sale, transfer, assignment, alienation, grant and or registration of interest in any form whatsoever, in respect of the piece or parcel of land formerly known as Strabag site but now known and referred to as Ikeja City Mall by the 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants in favor of the 1st defendant, on the ground that such sale, transfer, assignment, alienation, grant and or registration of interest is unconstitutional, null and void and of no consequence whatsoever. Specifically, he sought for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the 1st defendant, its agents, workmen, staff, assigns and legal representatives from further trespassing on the 5th defendant’s family land measuring approximately 15.01 acres formerly known as Strabag site but now known and referred to as Ikeja City Mall lying, being and situate along Obafemi Awolowo Way, Ikeja, Lagos. The 5th defendant also asked the court to award the sum of N1 million each only being damages for trespass committed by the 1st-4th defendants on the subject-matter herein. The claimants however, approached the court for an order compelling or mandating the 4th defendant in this suit through the 2nd and 3rd defendants, to issue a new grant of root of title in favor of the claimants over the piece or parcel of land measuring approximately 15.01 acres formerly known as Strabag site but now known and referred to as Ikeja City Mall lying, being and situate along Obafemi Awolowo Way, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State, which piece or parcel of land is more particularly delineated and verged brown in the claimants’ family survey plan No: TJ/ LA/24/75 of 7/9/1975. ]]>
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