Ojukwu Transport Limited (OTL) has called on the Inspector-General of Police to intervene over what it described as attempts to enforce a court judgment currently under appeal in a dispute over several properties in Lagos.
In a letter dated May 8, 2026, the firm alleged that the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mrs Bianca Ojukwu, and her lawyers were attempting to execute a warrant of possession based on a 2022 judgment delivered by Justice A.M. Lawal in Suit No. LD/1539/2012.
OTL maintained that the move was improper, stressing that the judgment had been appealed and should not be enforced pending the outcome of appellate proceedings.
The company stated that the properties in dispute had earlier been the subject of a separate judgment delivered on June 1, 2018, by Justice Adedayo Oyebanji in Suit No. LD/794/2011, which it said had been fully executed in accordance with the law.
According to the firm, the execution of the 2018 judgment covered five properties located at 4 Macpherson Avenue, 29 Oyinkan Abayomi Drive, 13 Ojora Road and 30 Gerrard Avenue, all in Ikoyi, as well as 32 Commercial Avenue, Yaba.
It noted that the exercise was carried out with the involvement of the Lagos State Police Command and the Sheriff’s Department, with all required legal processes duly followed.
OTL also recalled an incident on May 1, 2025, when it alleged that operatives of the Police Zone 2 Command took over one of the properties at 4 Macpherson Avenue, Ikoyi, in the presence of lawyers said to be representing Bianca Ojukwu.
The firm claimed the action was based on misleading information and added that petitions submitted to police authorities in August 2025 and January 2026 have yet to be addressed.
Providing an update on court proceedings, the company stated that during a recent sitting in a Form 49 contempt proceeding in Suit No. LD/1539/2012, the presiding judge informed parties that the case file was unavailable in court and might have been transmitted to the Court of Appeal.
The matter was subsequently adjourned to June 22, 2026.
OTL warned that any attempt by law enforcement agencies or court officials to carry out a fresh execution of the warrant while issues remain pending before the courts and the police would be unlawful.
The firm urged the Inspector-General of Police to intervene and prevent what it described as a “repeat execution” of the affected properties pending the resolution of all outstanding legal issues.
OTL also called for the immediate release of its seized property.
