“Agidingbi Land Dispute: Akinole-Oshiun Family Accuses OORBDA Of Defying Supreme Court Judgment”

The Akinole-Oshiun Family has rejected the Ogun-Oshun River Basin Development Authority’s claim to an 8,000-square-metre parcel of land along Lateef Jakande Road, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos, insisting that the property had already been vested in the family by judgments of the High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court.
The family stated its position in a rejoinder dated July 31, 2026, issued in response to a public disclaimer published by OORBDA on Page 12 of The Punch newspaper on July 29, 2026.
In the disclaimer, the federal agency reportedly asserted ownership of the property known as “AY Homes Luxury Court” and warned members of the public against dealing with the land.
The rejoinder was signed by the Head of the Family, Chief Isiaka Lamina Akiti Akinole, and the Family Secretary, Hon. Fatai Abayomi Gbadebo Oshiun.
The family described OORBDA’s publication as erroneous and misleading, saying the rejoinder was necessary to correct the record and prevent what it termed false information from gaining public acceptance.
According to the family, the disputed 8,000-square-metre property forms part of approximately 398 acres of land situated in and around Agidingbi, which it said had been conclusively declared its property through a series of judgments delivered by superior courts.
The family cited the judgments in Suit No. ID/216/77L, Appeal Nos. CA/L/517M/99, CA/L/649M/06 and CA/L/776/2014, as well as the Supreme Court judgment in Appeal No. SC/173/2009.
It maintained that the decisions affirmed its legal and beneficial ownership of the approximately 398-acre property, including the portion along Lateef Jakande Road now being disputed by OORBDA.
The family further stated that following the court judgments, it obtained a writ of possession, which was executed in April 2019 by the Deputy Sheriff of the High Court of Lagos State.
It said the execution was carried out in the presence of officers of the Nigeria Police Force, after which a Form “O” certifying the execution of the writ was issued.
According to the rejoinder, the execution of the writ of possession subsequently prompted the Rules and Business Committee of the Lagos State House of Assembly to conduct a public hearing into a petition concerning alleged illegal allocations of land covered by the Supreme Court judgment.
The family said officials of OORBDA attended and participated in the public hearing alongside other affected stakeholders.
It claimed that at the conclusion of the proceedings, the Lagos State House of Assembly resolved that the state government should comply with the court judgments by recognising the Akinole-Oshiun Family as the lawful owner of the approximately 398-acre property.
The Assembly was also said to have recommended that the family be granted unhindered access to the land.
The family further claimed that the Lagos State Government subsequently recognised its ownership by issuing land allocation documents, survey plans, building permits and planning approvals for plots situated within the Alausa Central Business District and along Lateef Jakande Road.
According to the family, the documents and approvals issued by the state government covered the disputed property known as AY Homes Luxury Court.
It argued that OORBDA’s public disclaimer amounted to a disregard of subsisting judgments of superior courts and was inconsistent with the recognition allegedly accorded to the family’s title by the Lagos State Government.
The family also challenged the Certificate of Occupancy displayed by OORBDA in support of its claim, contending that the document could not override or supersede valid and subsisting court judgments affirming the family’s ownership.
It maintained that no administrative document, including a Certificate of Occupancy, could lawfully defeat the effect of judgments delivered by the High Court, affirmed by the Court of Appeal and ultimately upheld by the Supreme Court.
The family consequently urged members of the public, prospective subscribers, consultants, agents and other stakeholders to disregard OORBDA’s disclaimer.
It described the publication as self-serving and capable of creating confusion, disrupting public peace and misleading persons interested in the Agidingbi property.
The rejoinder represents the latest development in the long-running dispute over ownership of the prime property along Lateef Jakande Road.
OORBDA had earlier warned members of the public against entering into any transaction concerning the land, maintaining that the property belonged to the authority.
The Akinole-Oshiun Family, however, insists that its ownership has been conclusively determined by the courts and that any contrary claim amounts to an attempt to disregard binding judicial decisions.
Efforts to obtain OORBDA’s response to the allegations and claims contained in the family’s rejoinder were unsuccessful as of the time the report was filed.
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