Friday, April 8, 2011
Court Orders Obasanjo-Bello to provide access to tenants
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| Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello |
A Lagos High Court on Thursday ordered Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Igbosere Bello to allow his tenant to the M10, Route 2, Victoria Garden City, Lekki, Lagos, to remove his property from his premises.
Justice Olateru-Adesuyi Olagbeji has ordered the resumption of hearing the complaint filed by Mr. Martin Abhulimhen cons Obasanjo-Bello.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Abhulimhen seeks an order for permanent injunction restraining the defendant from his deportation without recourse to the procedure prescribed by law.
It also seeks a declaration that the attempt by Obasanjo-Bello to forcibly evict the property was illegal, illegitimate, null and void.
The claimant also requested the Court to grant the sum of N200m as damages for injury to his quiet enjoyment of the property.
In his affidavit, Abhulimhen allegedly entered a rental agreement with the defendant for a period of two years at an agreed sum of N5M.
He also alleged that, after paying him and his family had the quiet enjoyment of the apartment without any disturbance of the defendant.
He said he left the scene with his family to pursue a PhD program in the UK, leaving her sister, Faith Ajayi, in the occupation of the apartment.
"It was a shock to me when in March 2010, I was informed by my sister that the defendant invaded the premises with armed mobile police force broke into the apartment,''Did he said.
Abhulimhen also said that although the lease had not expired, the defendant armed mobile policemen stationed at the door, with a direction to bar him and his family members from entering the premises.
NAN reports that Obasanjo-Bello is yet to file an answer despite service of legal process.
Justice Olateru-Adesuyi Olagbeji has ordered the resumption of hearing the complaint filed by Mr. Martin Abhulimhen cons Obasanjo-Bello.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Abhulimhen seeks an order for permanent injunction restraining the defendant from his deportation without recourse to the procedure prescribed by law.
It also seeks a declaration that the attempt by Obasanjo-Bello to forcibly evict the property was illegal, illegitimate, null and void.
The claimant also requested the Court to grant the sum of N200m as damages for injury to his quiet enjoyment of the property.
In his affidavit, Abhulimhen allegedly entered a rental agreement with the defendant for a period of two years at an agreed sum of N5M.
He also alleged that, after paying him and his family had the quiet enjoyment of the apartment without any disturbance of the defendant.
He said he left the scene with his family to pursue a PhD program in the UK, leaving her sister, Faith Ajayi, in the occupation of the apartment.
"It was a shock to me when in March 2010, I was informed by my sister that the defendant invaded the premises with armed mobile police force broke into the apartment,''Did he said.
Abhulimhen also said that although the lease had not expired, the defendant armed mobile policemen stationed at the door, with a direction to bar him and his family members from entering the premises.
NAN reports that Obasanjo-Bello is yet to file an answer despite service of legal process.
