An Ogun State High Court has opened hearing in land disoute involving a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Michael Fasanu and a Chartered Engineer, Sowunmi Olatunji.
The suit number AB/657/2025 which came up on fo hearing last Monday, May, 18,2026 at Court 7 before Justice B.B. Adebowale had in attendance Sowunmi as claimant and Fasanu as defendant.
The land in contention is located at quarter 192, Gbadebo Road, Government Reservation Area (GRA), Ibara, Abeokuta.
In the statement of claim, the claimant stated that the parcel of land, said to measure approximately 6,174, 090 square meter, was unlawfully trespassed upon by the defendant.
Sowunmi argued that he is the beneficial owner of the land, adding that the property. He State that sometime in or about 2010, the federal government announced its intention to dispose of its interest in various properties owned by its across the federation.
The claimant explained that a total sum of N15,315, 195, comprising the consideration of N14, 585, 900 for the leasehold interest in the property, together with statutory fees for the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy and other ancillary charges were met.
The claimant said it was in the course of developing the land that he discovered that the property had, in fact, been encroached upon in part, from the back fence off, by the defendant.
The claimant added that the defendant has not only wrongly encroached upon the said portion of the property but has also taken steps to dispose off the same by advertising and offering the encroached portion of the property for sale at a substantial monetary value.
At the Monday sitting, the claimant opened his case and adopted his witness statement on oath. He equally tendered his documents of title to support his claim that the property initially belonged to the federal government.
The claimant was thereafter crossed examined by the defendant, who appeared for himself as counsel in the matter, while a surveyor, Adeaga also gave evidence on behalf of the claimant.
Adeaga said he produced a dispute survey and composite plan to show the land in dispute.
A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Mr Sina Sofola appeared for the claimant with his team of lawyers, while Michael Abiodun Fasanu in same vein, appeared for himself with his team of lawyers.
The judge, thereafter, scheduled the continuation of the trial of the case to July 2, 2026 following agreement between counsels for both parties.
