Any thing built on a sandy foundation will collapse, it's only a matter of time. 12 guys have been arrested and charged before Isolo Magistrates’ court for their involvement in the demolition of a furniture factory at Ajao Estate in Lagos.
Also, police officers have arrested a bank manager, Mrs Blessing Okpoko in connection with the pulling down of the factory owned by her estranged husband, Ifeanyi Okpoko.
The couple had been at loggerheads and had gone to a Lagos High Court seeking for the dissolution of their 13-year-old marriage that produced three daughters.
The couple also seek the sharing of their properties...
The couple in their petition are accusing each other of infidelity and constant quarreling which resulted in the divorce suit at the court.
The suit was still pending at the court when the thugs invaded the factory kown as Multicraft Interior located at 14, Alhaji Lukeman Atobajeun Street, Ajao Estate and pulled down the structure.
Items worth millions of naira were destroyed during the demolition exercise.
While the demolition was going on, Mr. Ifeanyi contacted the DPO, CSP Ade Adedeji who mobilised his men and arrested the thugs.
The thugs were led by a jonior Air Force office who the estranged wife is allegedly dating. He escaped.
At the police station, Blessing confessed that she contracted those who went to demolish the place because the land belonged to her. She however admitted that there was no court order to demolish the place except the one she obtained from Alausa.
But court documents obtained by PM News indicated that the land was listed among other properties to be determined by the court in the divorce suit.
Mr Ifeanyi also said he was not given any prior notice of demolition from any quarters before the action.
The suspected thugs have been charged to court while Blessing has been arrested.
