We’ve Resolved Land Dispute With Federal Govt, Say Landowners

Landowners who subscribed to Winhomes Estate in Okun Ajah, Ibeju-Lekki local government area of Lagos State, have resolved their dispute with the federal government over the land located on the Lagos–Calabar corridor.

The landowners, who briefed the press under the aegis Association of Landowners in Winhomes Estate, Okun Ajah, in conjunction with the Coalition of Civil Society Organisations for Good Governance, Lagos State, said they have formally taken possession of their lands, insisting they are the original and bona fide owners despite past ownership disputes surrounding the estate.

The spokesperson of the landowners, Chief Charles Mba, at a press conference on Tuesday at the estate ground along, stated that their decision to take over the land was informed by a court ruling that affirmed their ownership.

He stated that its members legitimately purchased the plots from Winhomes Estate, fulfilled all financial requirements, and they were issued all valid documents and were duly allocated the parcels, which many had taken possession of prior to the recent developments.

Chief Mba said the association decided to set the records straight following controversies that trailed the estate’s original ownership tussle with the federal government, noting that the matter had since been resolved.

They described the move as a demonstration of their backing for the Federal Government’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

Chief Mba said, “It has become necessary to address lingering misinformation arising from past disputes relating to the ownership of the said land between Winhomes Estate Global Services Limited and the Federal Government of Nigeria.

“We wish to categorically inform the public that these issues have been finally and conclusively laid to rest by the Federal High Court, Lagos Division, in Suit No. FHC/L/CS/1803/2024.

“In its composite ruling delivered on the 21st day of November, 2025, Honourable Justice Akintayo Aluko held unequivocally that: Winhomes Estate Global Services Limited had divested itself of all proprietary interests in the land by selling the same to third parties.”

Chief Mba added that the ruling states, consequently, that the company ceased to be the bona fide owner of the land, having divested its interest, and that Winhomes Estate Global Services Limited lacked the requisite Locus Standi to institute or maintain any action concerning the land.

The land owners, therefore, appealed to other land owners abroad to come forward and take possession of their land, and warned members of the public to desist from any move to sell land in the affected area, as the land is occupied.