Tenant drags Iyabo-Obasanjo to court, seeks N200m damages

JUSTICE Adesuyi Olateru-Olagbegi of a Lagos High Court, has ordered the daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo; Senator Iyabo Obasanjo Bello to unlock the entrance to a property located at M10, Road 2, Victoria Garden City, Lekki, Lagos State for the purpose of permitting one Martin Abhulimhen remove his property trapped up in the premises.

The Judge gave the order in a suit LD/437/2010, filed by Abhulimhen, (claimant) seeking among others, an order of perpetual injunction restraining, Iyabo Obasanjo, her agents,, servants, privies from evicting him from the property without recourse to due process.
In a motion on notice brought pursuant to Order 39 Rules 1, 2, and 3 of the High Court of Lagos State (Civil Procedure) Rules, 2004, the claimant through his lawyer, Napoleon Emeaso-Nwachukwu, asked the court to compel Iyabo Obasanjo to open the premises to enable him remove his belongings.
Besides, the claimant sought for a declaration that an attempt by the Obasanjo-Bello to forcefully evict him from the property was illegal, unlawful, null and void. He is asking for the sum of N200 million being general damages for trespass.
In a statement of claim, the claimant averred that sometimes in 2007, he entered into a tenancy relationship with the defendant in which he rented the property situated at House 10, Road 2, Victoria Garden City through the agent of the defendant, one Tommy Sam of Luxury Villa for a period of two years at an agreed sum of N5 million.
The claimant further averred that after making the payment through a First Inland Bank Plc cheque made out in the name of the defendant, he and his family which comprises his wife, four children and his elder sister, one Faith Ajayi enjoyed peaceable occupation of the apartment.
He stated that shortly after moving into the premises he departed for the United Kingdom for his Doctorate Programme at Liverpool John Moore University with his wife and children leaving his sister Faith Ajayi in occupation of the residence.
The claimant averred that it was a shock to him, when on March, 2010 he was informed be his Faith Ajayi that the defendant stormed the apartment in company of heavily-armed mobile police officers, drove away the security guards attached to the apartment and forcefully broke into the property.
The claimant further alleged that the defendant brought out all his belongings and scattered them within the premises and thereafter locked up the property and stationed armed mobile police officers at the gate with an instruction to bar him and his family from entering the premises.
The claimant added that since March 2, 2010 when the defendant allegedly locked him out of the property till the filling of the suit, the defendant has wilfully refused him entrance into the property. The defendant is yet to file any statement of defence. The matter has been adjourned till July 4 for trial.

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Posted: at 21-04-2011 05:10 AM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac

even with what you stated above , you have over stay in the house and you actually owed her more than a year , so what right you have to demands such amount? you must be fooling your self really

Posted: at 21-04-2011 07:04 AM (13 years ago) | Grande Master

yes

Posted: at 21-04-2011 05:05 PM (13 years ago) | Grande Master