The Citizens Advocacy for Social and Economic Rights (CASER) has petitioned the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), seeking an investigation into alleged abuse of office, and diversion of public resources by the Surveyor-General of the Federation, Surveyor Abdulganiyu Adebomehin, and other officials.
The petition, dated October 14, 2026, and acknowledged by ICPC on October 16, was signed by CASER’s Executive Director, Frank Tietie.
CASER alleged that military and police personnel, accompanied by civilian agents acting under the Surveyor-General’s authority, entered Plots 5, 6, 7 and 8, Maiyegun Tourism Zone, Lekki Peninsula Scheme II, on August 15, 2026.
According to the petition made available to journalists in Abuja on Thursday, OSGOF’s personnel allegedly removed the signboard of BraveMatt Property and Investment Limited, which occupies and claims the property, placed two 40-foot shipping containers on the site and threatened workers with lethal force.
The organization alleged that the intervention by the Surveyor-General advanced private commercial interests through the deployment of federal personnel, vehicles and other resources.
CASER cited a formal response dated September 1, 2026, signed by Amali Ati on behalf of the Surveyor-General, which it claimed acknowledged that OSGOF’s intervention followed representations by Industrial and General Insurance Limited asserting claims on behalf of 44 Hospitality Limited, variously identified as Four H Limited or 4H Nigeria Limited.
“OSGOF has no statutory power to function as a debt or land recovery agency, nor does it have legal authority to deploy armed personnel or engage in self-help,” the petition claimed.
The organization contended that deploying state resources to dispossess one private entity for another’s benefit raised serious grounds for investigating suspected corrupt advantage under Section 19 of the ICPC Act.
Invoking the commission’s investigative mandate under Section 6, CASER requested an immediate investigation into the conduct of the Surveyor-General, and other officials involved.
It also sought an audit of OSGOF’s financial and operational records, including task-force authorisations, security requests, vehicle logbooks and expenditure approvals.
The organization asked ICPC to question directors and representatives of Industrial and General Insurance Limited and 44 Hospitality Limited to establish whether benefits, inducements or improper arrangements were extended to officials.
It further requested bank records and financial intelligence to trace any direct or indirect payments, gratification or logistical funding between the private claimants and OSGOF officials, alongside prosecution where evidence establishes offences.
CASER acknowledged that the underlying boundary and possession dispute was pending before the Lagos State High Court and that neither it nor OSGOF was a party.
