LagosCoMiS turned swearing a general affidavit into an online form, a payment and an oath taken through the platform, instead of a walk to a commissioner's table. Here is the order the steps come in.
Before you start: set up an account
You need an account on lagoscomis.lagosjudiciary.gov.ng before you can touch an affidavit. Registration asks for individual or organisation details, depending on who the affidavit is for.
One field trips people up on Lagos Judiciary registration pages generally: a Payer ID. It is listed without explaining where it comes from, and it is not independently confirmed whether LagosCoMiS asks for it too. Our dedicated guide walks through what the page says and what to check first.
Step 1: choose the affidavit type, court and division
Once you are in, you pick the kind of affidavit you need, then the court and division it should be filed under. This is also where a general affidavit and a litigation affidavit part ways: the platform is built for affidavits that now go only through the LagosCoMiS online platform, and a case-linked affidavit does not belong here.
Step 2: fill in the details
The form collects the facts your affidavit needs to state, in the platform's own template for that type. Read it back carefully before moving on.
A sworn statement is only as good as what it actually says, and a portal cannot catch a wrong fact for you.
Step 3: pay, then upload your signature
Payment happens on the platform before your affidavit is finalised. After paying, you upload a signature, so have a clear image ready, or be prepared to sign digitally, depending on what the screen offers.
Step 4: take the oath online
The last step is the oath itself, taken with a commissioner for oaths through the platform. This is the part that makes the document a real affidavit rather than a filled-in form.
Once it is complete, your affidavit is issued with a reference number. Keep that number safe. It is what our verification guide uses to check an affidavit is genuine later.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Registering without a Payer ID ready. Sort this first rather than abandoning the form halfway through.
- Rushing the details step. Errors in an affidavit's facts are harder to fix after the oath than before it.
- Forgetting the affidavit is excluded. If yours supports an active court case, this platform is not the route; check with your registry.
- Misplacing the reference number. Save it somewhere safe the moment you get it, not just in an email you might lose.
For the wider rule behind this process, read why Lagos affidavits are now mandatory online. Our courts and affidavits hub links the rest of this series, and a vetted partner firm can prepare and file an affidavit of loss for you once your details are ready.