Landlords and residents of Magodo phase 2 area of Lagos metropolis are currently stranded as policemen have taken over the estate to execute a Supreme Court judgment on behalf of the landowners.
According to the reports by The Nation on Wednesday, at about 4am on Wednesday, the gate of Shangisha Estate, off CMD Road, was locked.
Nobody could either come in or go out. Commercial activities were been paralysed.
When The Nation reporter visited the estate at about 11:30am, the main entrance leading into the Magodo phase 2 estate ane other small gates were under lock and key, which forced many to stay outside.
The gate was locked when alleged landgrabbers led by men of the Nigerian police force invaded the estate to claim possession of property in the estate on Tuesday.
During the invasion, the suspected landgrabbers, while being fortified by the police, used red and brown inks to inscribe possession taken on various property in the estate.
A security officer told a resident who demanded entry: “Nobody can go in or out for now, that’s the order”.
Some of the occupiers of properties, residents and business owners who spoke with The Nation, lamented the hardship faced in the early hours of Wednesday.
They pleaded with the state government to intervene.