A Nigerian businessman based in Ghana, Jayson Bailey Kimipado has appealed to the Acting Inspector-General of Police, Adamu Mohammed to take disciplinary action against some policemen who allegedly connived with some individuals to demolish his property at Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos state.
He alleged that his building was demolished under alleged supervision of some policemen from the Police Special Fraud Unit, Ikoyi.
Speaking to reporters in Lagos, Kimipado lamented that two Nigerians , Obele and Prince who reportedly claimed to have influence over the police trespassed over his lawful property by demolishing his structures in connivance with the policemen attached to the Special Fraud Unit in Lagos after which they took possession of the land and posted armed policemen to permanently guard the land.
Narrating his plight through his lawyer, Charles Omosohwofa Esq; Kimipado said that the land was purchase in 2016 at Lake View Estate, Amuwo-Odofin, and duly registered at the land registry with a certified copy of Certificate of Occupancy with a survey plan.
According to Kimipado, Edward Ojefia acted as his agent and helped him in the purchase of the land because he lives in Ghana.
He further added: “The seller took only part payment of the agreed price on hearing from the man he earlier bought the land from that some persons were trespassing into the land.
“It was agreed between all the parties that part payment should be made pending the resolution of how the owner of the land intended taking against the trespassers. Subsequently, the seller initiated action at the High court of Lagos state and during the pendency of the action; the trespassers were duly served all the notices by the order of the court.
“On June, 2015, judgement was delivered in the owners favour and thereafter, the owner concluded the necessary documentations with me and I then fenced the land and began erecting structures on it. However, two years after, the trespassers threatened to pull down a part of the fence claiming that it encroached into their own adjoining land. Subsequently, the man who lead other trespassers proceeded to lock up those that bought the land on my behalf at the Special Fraud Unit on trumped up charges for three days’’.
Kimipado added that while it was confirmed that the C of O he got over the land was authentic and valid, that the police officers did not relent as they continued harassing those who bought the land for him on his behalf.
Calling on the acting Inspector-General of Police to sanction the erring police officers ,Kimipado said the officers have not only been misusing their power but also have been making life difficult for him, and those who helped him to purchase the land.
When contacted, Police Public Relations officer SFU Mr Lawal Audu said: ” We are aware of the case. None of our policemen supervised any demolition. What happened was that we got instruction from the IGP to take over the case from another police unit. We did due to diligence and during the investigation, we discovered that someone had sold a parcel of land that does not belong to him. We invited the man that claimed that he is the original owner of the
He came and we allowed him to go on bail, but he failed to report back. It was when our officers threatened to arrest his surety if he fails to bring him and others involved that he wrote the petition to cause confusion. Our men will never engage in demolition exercise. We only took the case file from another police unit. The two officers the petitioner is accusing are a Chief Superintendent of Police
