Onikoyi Descendants sue FG, others over property
THE Onikoyi Family, Lagos has instituted a suit against the Federal Government before a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos asking the court for an order directing the government to include them in future transfer of land and meeting pertaining to the return of properties to the Onikoyi Royal Family.
The plaintiffs are also asking the court for an injunction restraining Oba Patrick Ibikunle Fafunwa, the Onikoyi of Ikoyi/Moba land from usurping the alleged rights of the 10 branches of Onikoyi Family including the sale of land and usage as his personal property.
Sued along Oba Fafunwa are: the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Minister of Lands, Housing and Urban Development, the Implementation Committee of the White Paper on the Commission of Enquiry into the Alienation of Federal Government Property and Unknown Persons.
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In the motion filed they urged the court for an order partitioning the 4.324 hectares of land which is the subject matter of suit No: LD/769/12 into 10 portions for the 10 branches that make up the Onikoyi Royal Family. The plaintiffs include: Fatai Ogunlana Onikoyi, Chief Muritala Adedoyin Elegushi, Alhaji Waliu Dimeji Sulaiman, Onikoyi Animashaun Abdulfatai Kolawole and Mufutau Onikoyi.
Oyebode Shadeko, Halim Akinyemi Eshinlokun, Adja Ganiat Onikoyi Carew, Alhaja Taibat Jenmi-Owo and Idris Owoyele. Other are: Alhaji Bilikis Bombata, Lookman Adeshina, Alhaji Tinko Aderemi, Ganiyu Onikoyi, Bolanle Doherty, Alhaja Suliat Shodiya and Fatai Onikoyi Shina for themselves and on behalf of Fafunwa, Ojubiari, Kunayije, Ilumo and Idewu Kugbamola.
