A High Court of Ogun State sitting in Sagamu area of the State has issued an interim orders restraining the Ogun State Government and its agents from demolishing or tampering with the properties belonging to a former governor of Ogun State, Otunba Gbenga Daniel.

The orders, granted ex parte, followed affidavits of urgency filed by the claimants, OGD; the wife, Yeye Olufunke Daniel; Conference Hotel, Sagamu and Blue Chapel Limited.

The court in three different suits tagged HCS/371/2025, HCS/372/2025 and HCS/373/2025 said it was satisfied that immediate intervention was necessary to protect the properties pending further hearing.

In the first suit with number HCS/371/2025 both the former governor and his wife were listed as Claimants/Applicants, while the former first lady of the State and Conference Hotel Limited were listed as Claimants/Applicants in suit number HCS/372/2025.

In suit number HCS/373/2025, Conference Hotel Limited and Blue Chapel Limited were listed as Claimants/Applicants with Governor of Ogun Sttae, Attorney General of Ogun State, Ogun State Planning and Development Permit Authority and Ogun State Commissioner for Physical and Urban Development listed as Defendants/Respondents in all the suits.

In the rulings signed by principal registrar, W.T Ogundele, the judge barred the defendants, their allies, proxies, assigns, cronies, and any persons acting on their behalf from carrying out any demolition, enforcing the quit notice issued on August 8, 2025, or otherwise interfering with the claimants’ possession of the properties.

Aosludero’s residence of the former governor covers approximately 1.659 hectares, spanning Block 1, Plots 7 and 8, and Block XXXVIII, Plots 1 and 12, within the Government Reservation Area, Sagamu, and is covered by Certificate of Occupancy No. LUD3/LR2693 issued on January 20, 2010.

The court further restrained the defendants from any form of trespass or disturbance of the claimants’ quiet possession until the hearing and determination of the substantive motion on notice.

One of the ruling read, “Haven read the affidavit in support and the affidavit of urgency, I am satisfied that this Hon. Court needed to take immediate steps to intervene in this case.

“Consequently, I hereby issue an exparte interim Order of this Honourable Court restraining the Defendants/Respondents and their Agents, Allies, Proxies, Assigns, Cronies, Servants, etc and any other person(s), howsoever described, either claiming through them or acting on their behalf, in whatsoever manner, upon their authority/instructions, from demolishing or in any way or manner tampering with the property known as Asoludero Court, situate, lying and being at Block 1, Plots 7 and 8 and of Block XXXVIII, Plot 1 and 12, within the amended part of the Government Reservation Area, Sagamu, now known as Awolowo Avenue, Sagamu, measuring approximately, 1,659 hectares, more particularly plan No. SA. 160 (OG) attached to the old Certificate of Occupancy No 024698 dated the 21st April, 2005, later replaced by a new computerized Certificate of Occupancy No. LUD3/LR2693 dated 20th January, 2010 and/or giving effect to the Defendants/Respondents’ Quit Notice dated 8th August, 2025, pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice herein filed.

“I equally issue an Order of interim injunction restraining the Defendants/Respondents and their Agents, Allies, Proxies, Assigns, Cronies, Servants, etc and any other person(s), howsoever described, either claiming through them or acting on their behalf, in whatsoever manner, upon their authority/instructions, from further trespassing or any way disturbing the Claimants/Applicants, from enjoying the quiet possession of the property known as Asoludero Court, situate, lying and being at Block 1, Plots 7 and 8 and of Block XXXVIII, Plot 1 and 12, within the amended part of the Government Reservation Area, Sagamu, now known as Awolowo Avenue, Sagamu, measuring approximately, 1,659 hectares, more particularly plan No. SA. 160 (OG) attached to the old Certificate of Occupancy No 024698 dated 21st April, 2005, later replaced by a new computerized Certificate of Occupancy No. LUD3/LR2693 dated 20th January, 2010 and/or giving effect to the Defendants/Respondents’ Quit Notice dated 8th August, 2025, pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice herein filed.”

The suits were adjourned till 19th August, 2025 for the hearing of the application for interlocutory injunctions.