Lagos Widow Begs for Help After In Laws Allegedly Take Over Home, Confine Her and Two Sons to One Room
A 28 year old widow, Tosin Omolola, has appealed to the Lagos State Government for urgent intervention after alleging that her late husband's family took over her matrimonial home and subjected her and her two young sons to intimidation just days after his death. According to her account, Tosin's husband died on July 20, 2026, after a brief illness. She claimed that about eight days later, her father in law, mother in law, brother in law and the brother in law's wife moved into their home in Ikorodu, Lagos. She alleged that the family ordered her and her children to move all their belongings into a single room while they took possession of other parts of the house, shared her late husband's personal property and made plans to sell his car. Tosin further alleged that she was physically assaulted during the dispute, claiming she was beaten, thrown to the ground and had her phone seized. She also accused her in laws of locking her out of the house a...