A Canada-based Nigerian widow, Mrs. Abubakre Omotolani Mariam, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, alleging she is being unjustly excluded from her late husband’s estate.
Mariam, widow of businessman Michael Adebambi Olusegun, accused the legal department of the Force Criminal Investigation Department (FCID), Alagbon Annex, of bias in handling the dispute. She claims officials are siding with opposing legal interests despite evidence she believes supports criminal prosecution.
Through her lawyer, Yinka Sanni, Mariam insists she is the deceased’s only legally married wife and questioned why key evidence has allegedly been disregarded.
According to Sanni, a forensic report by the FCID reportedly uncovered forged signatures in documents tied to the estate. He added that the report had been endorsed by senior officers and that criminal charges were initially prepared before the case was later classified as a civil matter.
The petition, submitted on July 7, 2026, was referred to the Deputy Inspector-General in charge of the FCID, but no resolution has been reached.
Sanni described the development as a miscarriage of justice, arguing that downgrading the case undermines the findings of the police forensic unit.
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Mariam maintains that the disputed property was jointly owned with her late husband and that she distributed proceeds from its sale to family members, including his child from a previous relationship, in accordance with Lagos State inheritance laws.
However, opposing counsel, Ademola Olabiyi, rejected her claims, stating that Mariam had been divorced prior to the deceased’s death.
He explained that although her name appears in the Letters of Administration due to the absence of a will, she lacked the legal authority to sell the property without the consent of other beneficiaries.
Olabiyi further argued that the property was acquired before the marriage and should be shared among all rightful beneficiaries, including children from another relationship.
The dispute remains unresolved as both parties continue to assert conflicting claims, with the matter awaiting further action from law enforcement and the courts.
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