The Human Rights Monitoring Agenda HURMA has called on the management of the Lagos State Building Control Agency LASBCA to trend with caution and stop allowing the office to be further used as instruments of oppression on the poor and suffering Nigerians in Lagos State.
According to HURMA report, the caution was necessitated by growing allegations of illegal house demolition exercise in Lagos State and as well using the Nigerian Police Force as instruments to subvert the rule of law.
The most recent of this allegations was communicated to the office of Human Rights Monitoring Agenda HURMA few days ago on the corrupt and unlawful activities of LASBCA which happened on December 2nd, 2025 at No. 23/ 25 Popo-Ola Street, Lady-Lak, Bariga in Lagos State.
The Rights Monitors News from office of Human Rights Monitoring Agenda (HURMA Global Resource Initiative) visited the scene of events with other News media for a press interview by the affected members of community.
All members interviewed alleged that the buildings were all demolished without prior notification to occupants and tenants, allegedly as a result of certain collaboration with LASBCA office by some aggrieved siblings in charge of the properties.
Though total numbers of affected buildings are four, no.19; 21; 23 and 25 but result of the Integrity Test conducted on building No. 23 and 25 by the Lagos State Materials Testing Laboratory shows that the structures are well certified. All efforts made to present this document to LASBCA operational person on duty proved abortive with a response that the task was simply on order from above.
Some tenants were also allegedly arrested and detained for some days with some seriously beaten and soaked with blood overnight in detention at the Lagos Taskforce office. They only got themselves bailed with amount close to two hundred thousand naira, #200,000 each.
The Executive Director of HURMA, Comrade Buna Olaitan Isiak in his media address said many complaints are flowing around on how LASBCA office is now being used as evil and corruption collaborators to unlawfully eject people from houses without due process.
"A common sense should tell anybody operating such sensitive position to ensure proper notification to occupants before carrying out the big tasks.
"But unfortunately LASBCA officials nowadays work with complete impunity in collaboration with the Nigerian Police Force to subvert the rule of law and we are calling on the Inspector General of Police to rise to this complaint where any hoodlums can use the members of the Nigerian Police Force to subvert the rule of law.
"The cries of the poor and oppressed must be prevented to rise to the Almighty Creator to avoid destruction of whatever throne or authority in government that is involved and this is why the Human Rights Monitoring Agenda is calling for justice on behalf of the affected poor families who are now homeless.
"We are calling on the Lagos State Governor, Babajide Olushola Sanwo-Olu; the Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly and the National Human Rights Commission to ensure justice for the affected families and as well ensure prevention of such evil activities from LASBCA office".
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