Judgment
By Adepote Arowojobe
Ikorodu (Lagos State ), Oct 5, 2023 (NAN) A Lagos High Court has set aside the installations of Idris Adeowo as the Baale of Okegbegun in Ikorodu, Lagos.
Justice Adeniyi Pokanu who delivered the judgment held that the installation was wrongful, having been done without lawful authority.
Pokamu also ordered Adeowo is restrained from further parading himself as Baale of Orija-Okegbegun.
The judge held that the clandestine family meeting purpotedly held on Dec.27, 2020 and the entire resolution thereof, communicated to the fifth defendant was wrongful, null, void and of no effect whatsoever.
He further declared that the executive council of the Lambo branch, Oju Egun Lasunwon, Lasunwon Royal family, Ikorodu Lagos State, under the leadership of Chief Mathew Shodipo is subsisting and indissoluble by the ultra vires meeting purpotedly held on some date.
The claimants in the suit marked 8043GCMW/2021, are; Mathew Shodipo, (Olootu of Lambo branch, Lasunwon, Royal family, Alhaji Gafar Shokelu, treasurer, Chief Nurudeen Fakomaya, (Baale), Prince Albert Aina, Secretary, Alhaji Solihu Agiri and prince Jamiu Gbadebo.
The respondents are ;Akeem Shodipo, Jimo Mabogaje, Nurudeen Adenuga, Idris Adeowo and Oba Kabir Shotobi(Ayangburen of Ikorodu,Lagos State)
The judge therefore, declared that Chief Nurudeen Fakomaya was the authentic Baale of Okegbegun, Ikorodu, Lagos State having been nominated and installed by due process.
He gave an order of perpetual injunction retraining the defendants, their counsel, privies or any person acting through or in their stead from further acting unlawful interrupting the claimants in their day to day administrative of the Lambo branch, Oju Egun Lasunwon, Lasunwon Royal family, Lagos State.
The News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) reports that counsel to the claimants Mr Adefolaju Oloko, prayed the court to award N5million against the defendants as damages.
Meanwhile counsel to the defendant Mr Adebisi Ogundipe, thanked the court for its incisive judgment and prayed the court to order that each party be ordered to bear their respective cost.
Justice Pokanu consequently, held ” I have listened to the submissions of counsel on cost, both the defendants and claimants are of the same family,, in order to encourage their peaceful co-existence, I order all parties to bear their respective cost” (NAN)
