What started as a routine land transaction in Lekki has now grown into a full-blown legal battle, raising fresh questions about land ownership, corporate records, and due process in Lagos.
The dispute began after ELISIO Law Office wrote a petition dated February 16, 2026, on behalf of Advance Lincon Limited to the Secretary of the Lands Bureau in Alausa, Ikeja. In the letter, the company complained of what it described as interference with a property it says it lawfully acquired years ago.
The land in question is Block 69H at Lekki Peninsula Scheme II. According to Advance Lincon Limited, the property was properly allocated to it, and its title was perfected and registered in 2014. The title was recorded as Number 49, at page 49, in Volume 2014G. The company attached copies of its Certificate of Occupancy and Letter of Allocation to back up its claim.
Records from the Corporate Affairs Commission show that Advance Lincon Limited has been in existence since April 8, 1999. It was registered as a private company limited by shares with Registration Number 425594 and is based at 83 Okesuna Street, Lagos Island. The company’s shares are split evenly between its two directors, Omisesan Taofeeq and Babade Oluwole Adeniran.
Last year, after holding the land for years, the company sold it to two buyers Alhaji Muniru Ogunleye and Mr. Musiliu Ademola Lawal. According to the petition, the sale was done legally, for value, and backed by proper documentation. Everything appeared straightforward.
The situation changed when the new owners moved to take possession and begin perfecting their own title. One of them reportedly received a phone call from a man identified as Adeniyi Saheed Tinubu, who claimed to be speaking on behalf of a director of another company that allegedly owned the same land and this claim triggered alarm.
Further checks revealed that the competing claim is linked to Lincoln Advanced Radiology Service Limited, a company incorporated on December 22, 2023. Records from the Corporate Affairs Commission show the company has Registration Number 7274585 and operates as a radiology diagnostics centre from Hakeem Dickson Road, Lekki.
The company’s directors are Maryam Morenikeji Alausa and Olatunji Morufu Alausa. Olatunji Morufu Alausa holds 75 percent of the company’s shares, making him the majority shareholder and a Person with Significant Control, while Maryam Alausa holds 25 percent.
Advance Lincon Limited insists the two companies are completely separate legal entities, despite the similarity in names. It argues that it was incorporated in 1999 and secured its land title in 2014 nearly a decade before Lincoln Advanced Radiology Service Limited came into existence in 2023.
For Advance Lincon Limited, the timeline tells a clear story. The company says it cannot understand how a firm registered in 2023 could claim ownership of land that was allocated and documented years earlier. It maintains that no Certificate of Occupancy or registered title document has been presented by the rival company to support its claim.
Adding to the tension, the law firm says it learned that a petition was also filed with the Commissioner of Police, alleging that there was no authority to sell the land. Advance Lincon Limited has strongly denied this allegation, saying its directors acted within their powers as reflected in official corporate records.
Beyond the legal arguments, there is a human side to the story. The two buyers, who paid for the land and were preparing to take possession, now face uncertainty. What should have been the start of development plans has turned into a dispute that could tie up their investment for months or longer.
At the heart of the matter is a deeper concern: if a property that was allocated by government, registered, and later transferred can still become the subject of competing claims, what does that mean for confidence in the system?
Advance Lincon Limited is now urging the Lands Bureau to stand by its records and affirm the validity of the title registered as 49/49/2014G. It is also asking that no administrative action be taken on the property unless it is strictly in line with the law and supported by valid documents.
As authorities review the matter, many observers are watching closely. What began as a simple land sale in Lekki Peninsula Scheme II has become a dispute involving corporate histories, ownership timelines, and the prominent Alausa Morufu name now linked to the 2023 company at the centre of the controversy.
For now, all eyes are on the Lands Bureau to determine how the conflict will be resolved and whether the paper trail will ultimately speak louder than competing claims.