A High Court of Lagos State has restricted Mrs. Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, daughter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader, Bola Tinubu, from imposing levies on traders at the Computer Village, Lagos.
Others who were similarly restricted from imposing levies include: Mrs. Bisola Azeez, Mr. Adeniyi Olasoji, Nofiu Akinsanya, Tony Ikani and the Commissioner of Police in Lagos State.
The order is coming from a fundamental human rights suit with number ID/9039MFHR/19 instituted against the five respondents by the five major stakeholders that represent the traders at the Computer Village.
The stakeholders representing the traders are: The Registered Trustees of Computer and Allied Products Dealers Association of Nigeria; Registered Trustees of Phone and Allied Product Dealers Association of Nigeria; Registered Trustees of Phone Parts and Accessories Dealers Association of Nigeria; the Registered Trustees of Association of Caterers, Food and Drinks Vendors of Ogunbiyi Computer Village, Ikeja, Lagos; Registered Trustees of Ikeja Books, Stationeries and Computer Association and Azeez Olunrin.
The order of restriction, which was handed down by Justice Yetunde Pinheiro read in part: “I find that the 2nd and 3rd respondents’ imposition of levies on the applicants is illegal, null and void and therefore amounts to a violation of their fundamental rights.
“Accordingly, it is hereby ordered as thus: The first to fifth respondents by themselves, agents, levy collectors howsoever called are restrained from imposing levies and/or fines on the members of the 1st to 5th applicants at the Ikeja Computer Village in the Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State.”