Bizman fumes as FHA, taskforce demolish N500m mansion in Festac

By Efe Onodjae & Matthew Johnson

A Lagos-based civilian engineer, Mr. McDonald Ejiofor, has lamented the demolition of his N500 cardinal mansion astatine 6th Avenue, FESTAC Town, allegedly by officials of the Federal Housing Authority, FHA, policemen, and members of the Lagos State Taskforce.

Ejiofor, 48, said the demolition, which occurred connected October 11, 2025, destroyed his family’s location and beingness savings.

He claimed that officials stormed his spot astatine Plot 1892, Route 65, Caravan Estate, with bulldozers and thugs portion his woman was inactive inside.

According to him, helium legally acquired the onshore from the Kuje household successful 2016 aft a Federal High Court ruling granted ownership to the family.

He alleged that contempt an ongoing entreaty astatine the Lagos High Court, which ordered each parties to support the presumption quo, the FHA went up with the demolition.

“They brought down the obstruction and divided my location successful 2 portion my woman was inside. All our belongings—documents, electronics, passports—were buried nether the rubble,” Ejiofor said tearfully.

He further alleged that implicit 30 policemen aboriginal stormed the site, bushed him and his family, and detained them astatine the Taskforce compartment successful Oshodi.

When Vanguard visited the area, much than 15 buildings had been pulled down, with traders and residents counting losses. Some accused FHA of selective demolition, claiming that privately built structures were unfairly targeted. Former Anambra Information Commissioner, Mr. Paul Nwosu, condemned the action, describing it arsenic “unjust and lacking quality consideration.”

However, the Lagos State Taskforce denied allegations of brutality, stating that lone those who attacked its officials were arrested.

Its Chairman, Adetayo Akerele, said the bureau simply provided information enactment to the FHA during a lawful operation.

Meanwhile, Lagos State Commissioner for Physical Planning, Dr. Oluyinka Olumide, distanced the authorities authorities from the demolition, stressing that Lagos follows owed process earlier pulling down immoderate structure.

Efforts to scope the FHA for comments were unsuccessful, but immoderate of its concessionaires claimed the affected developers ne'er obtained allocations from the agency.

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