Lagos socialite, Gail Fajembola, has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Lagos, seeking an order to prevent the Inspector-General of Police, Olutoyl Estate Development & Services, and four others from arresting, detaining, or harassing her over a property dispute.

Represented by her lawyer, Akin Apara of BA LAW LLP, Fajembola filed a fundamental rights enforcement suit asking the court for a perpetual injunction against the respondents. She also seeks a declaration that the police cannot use the guise of a civil investigation to pressure her into evicting a lawful tenant or relinquishing possession of Flat K9-2, Ocean Parade Towers, Banana Island, Ikoyi.

The respondents named in the suit include Inspector-General Kayode Egbetokun, the Assistant Inspector General of Zone 2, Lagos State Commissioner of Police Ogbonna Nweke, Olutoyl Estate, and businessman Tunde Ayeni.

Fajembola is asking the court to declare any police threats to arrest or detain her as unconstitutional and a violation of her rights to dignity, personal liberty, and freedom of movement. She maintains that it is not the role of the police to enforce private property repossession.

Her requests include a perpetual injunction to stop further violations of her fundamental rights and N50 million in damages for what she describes as unlawful and unconstitutional interference with her freedoms.

In a supporting affidavit filed by Olawale Arowosaye, a litigation clerk, the dispute was traced back to a once-friendly relationship between Fajembola and Ayeni, who allowed her to occupy the apartment in 2016. She reportedly spent $45,792 furnishing the unit and lived there until relocating to the UK in 2019.

While abroad, the property was used for short-term rentals and later leased to Expand Global Industries in 2022, allegedly with Ayeni’s verbal approval. However, after the relationship soured, Fajembola said Ayeni and Olutoyl Estate began demanding the eviction of the tenant and return of the apartment.

Instead of following proper legal procedures, she claims, the parties turned to police intervention—summoning her, her agent, and the tenant’s representatives and allegedly subjecting them to intimidation.

Fajembola denied reports that she was arrested or detained and clarified that she never claimed ownership of the property or attempted to sell it. She said she officially handed over the apartment to Ayeni and Olutoyl Estate in April 2025, though her belongings remained inside.

She now accuses both Ayeni and Olutoyl Estate of resuming efforts to harass her through police actions and media pressure, which she says has caused emotional distress and made her avoid travelling to Lagos.

Fajembola is seeking legal protection, claiming the police are being misused to settle a personal civil dispute. The respondents are expected to submit their defence in court.