At Ikeja High Court, Lagos, yesterday, Justice A. Oluyemi declined to vacate her interim injunction directing the Lagos State Government, Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs and Kosofe LGA from installing Oloworo of Oworonshoki Kingdom pending the determination of the pending law suit.
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The justice entertained the preliminary objection filed by the first through fourth defendants and the counter-objection filed by the applicants/claimants.
The first and second through fourth defendants’ counsel, after submissions, separately urged the court to dismiss the claimants’ (Ajisegiri’s Family) lawsuit with supporting exhibits as it constituted an abuse of the court process. Moreover, similar cases have already been decided by courts of coordinate jurisdiction all the way up to the Supreme Court.
In his response, the claimant counsel, led by Chief (Dr) V.A . Odunaiya, said the case is a new case and stressed that the two previous cases that happened before were referred to by the opponent, the Shomolu Chieftaincy Committee, which was just an enquiry. He supported his argument with a 6-page letter and exhibits.
The second case was instituted by Alhaji Mustapha Ajisegiri, who died before the completion of the court case. He urged the court to dismiss the defendants’ preliminary objections.
Shortly after the court adjourned the case till July 7 for ruling on the applications filed by both parties. The first two, led by the state counsel, Mrs. Olarenwaju, requested that the subsisting injunction be lifted and a short adjournment date should be considered.
At that point, Justice Oluyemi declined the request for the injunction suspension and assured the counsels that any review on the next appearance date would be communicated to all parties.
The claimants and defendants were all represented by families and white-cap chiefs, who also stormed the courtroom to observe the proceedings.