Full List: Family Rift Deepens As Alao-Akala’s Estate Battle Exposes Properties Across Nigeria

A legal battle over the estate of former Oyo State Governor, Adebayo Alao-Akala, has exposed an extensive portfolio of properties owned by the late politician across Nigeria and abroad.

The dispute is currently before an Oyo State High Court, where his first daughter, Oluwatoyin Alao Aderinto, is contesting the administration of the estate.

In a suit marked I/443/2024, she is seeking judicial intervention over alleged irregularities in how her father’s assets are being managed.

Named as defendants are Oluwakemi Alao-Akala and Olamide Alabi, identified as executors and administrators of the estate.

Aderinto told the court that she has both legal and equitable interests in the estate as the first daughter of the deceased.

She alleged that: Some properties have already been sold without her knowledge; Plans are underway to dispose of more assets; Certain properties are being considered for joint venture arrangements.

She warned that without urgent court intervention, further transactions could lead to irreversible losses.

The claimant is seeking an injunction to stop any further sale or transfer of assets pending the determination of the case.

According to her, failure to restrain the executors could jeopardise her rightful share in the estate.

Documents presented before the court revealed that the late politician owned a vast network of assets, including:

Properties in Lagos, Abuja, and Ibadan; Real estate holdings in the United Kingdom and the United States; A five-star hotel in Ghana; Other high-value investments spread across multiple jurisdictions.

Since the death of Alao-Akala on January 12, 2022, in Ogbomoso at the age of 71, disputes have continued to trail the administration and sharing of his estate.

The ongoing court case is the latest development in what appears to be a prolonged family disagreement over inheritance and control of assets.

Listed among the disputed properties are:

Residence at No. 1, Oba Akinyele Avenue, off Rotimi Williams Street, Old Bodija Estate, Ibadan

A five-star hotel in Ghana
Bungalow at Randa, Ogbomoso
Property at Opadoyin Lodge, Ogbomoso

Building at 32, Oba Adebimpe Road, Ile Itesiwaju, Dugbe, Ibadan

Property at No. 8, Samora Machel Street, Asokoro, Abuja

Property in Games Village, Abuja
Twin duplex in Ikeja, Lagos

No. 4, George Street, Ikoyi, Lagos

Duplex beside Iponri Barracks, Surulere, Lagos

Plot at Water Corporation Drive, Oniru, Lagos

Guest house in Agodi GRA, Ibadan

Plots 1–4, Aerodrome GRA, Samonda, Ibadan

7,000 acres of land beside Ibadan Golf Club

No. 29, Osuntokun Avenue, Bodija Estate, Ibadan

Five-bedroom bungalow at Cele Bus Stop, Ologuneru, Ibadan

Property at Old UAC Building, Dugbe, Ibadan

Guest house at YOACO, Ogbomoso

Destiny House, Oremeji, Mokola, Ibadan

Destiny House, Ogbomoso

Deborah House, Sabo, Ogbomoso

Storey building at Starlight, Ogbomoso

Eternal Mega Filling Station, Ogbomoso

TDB Filling Station, Ogbomoso

Building beside Eternal Filling Station, Ogbomoso

NIPCO Filling Station beside A.K. Bello, Ogbomoso

TDB Gas Plant, Aroje, Ogbomoso

Land opposite LAUTECH, Ogbomoso

Parrot FM, Oke Bebi, Ogbomoso

Warehouse and farm in Ogbomoso

Land in GRA, Ogbomoso (held in care of Demola Alao)

140-23 160th Street, Jamaica, Queens, New York, USA

19 San Juan Drive, Chafford Hundred, Grays, Essex, England

1,000 acres of land at Ikoyi, Ogbomoso (including proposed site of Alao-Akala College of Health Sciences and Umera Farms)

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