The Olojo Kosoko Ruling House of Lagos State has accused unnamed individuals of using police officers to intimidate members of the family and impose what it described as an unlawful siege on the Oloja of Lagos Palace, despite a subsisting court order directing all parties to maintain the status quo.
The allegations were contained in a statement jointly signed by the head of the ruling house, Prince Surajudeen Abiodun Olojo-Kosoko, and its secretary, Prince Theophilus Olojo-Kosoko.
The family alleged that the actions were being carried out at the instance of certain influential individuals in disregard of a judgment delivered by the Lagos State High Court on July 7, 2026.
According to the ruling house, Justice Oresanya ordered all parties involved in the chieftaincy dispute over the Oloja of Lagos stool to preserve the status quo ante bellum pending the determination of the substantive suit.
Despite the court’s directive, the family claimed that police officers had been stationed at the palace, where they were allegedly preventing family members and authorised visitors from entering the premises while providing protection for individuals it described as suspected thugs.
The statement further alleged that Prince Abiola Olojo-Kosoko, identified by the family as the Oloja of Lagos-elect, alongside other members of the ruling house, had received police invitation letters allegedly initiated by the same persons behind the disputed actions.
“The palace is currently under siege, and this direct violation of a court order is a recipe for a breakdown of law and order on Lagos Island,”
