Lawsuit On NBA
Honourable Justice S.B.A. Candide Johnson of the High Court of
Lagos State has granted an order restraining Ezekiel Ogbaide from
acting as the Chairman of the NBA Ikorodu branch pending the
determination of a Motion on Notice.
The Order was given based on a motion ex parte filed by Femi
Falana, SAN, Counsel to the Claimant/Applicant.
Joined as defendant in the matter is the registered trustees of
the NBA.
Akinlade’s application sought among others, an order of interim
injunction restraining the defendants from acting on the purported
suspension of him as the Chairman of the branch on March 28 pending
the determination of the motion on notice.
Justice Candide-Johnson in his ruling said “I hold that this
present case is covered by the case law of 7up Bottling Company vs
Abiola and Sons Nigeria Limited.
“The motion exparte dated April 2 succeeds, the interim
injunction is hereby granted as order as prayed.
“The lifespan of the interim injunction granted this Friday
(April 5, 2019) shall operate until midnight of April 12, 2019.
“Substantial hearing of the motion on notice is fixed for
Tuesday April 16, 2019.”
TheNigerialawyer recalls that Akinlade was suspended on March 28
during the National Executive Council (NEC) Meeting of the NBA.
He was suspended for allegedly flouting an order from the
national body of the NBA to halt the bye-election of the branch,
which eventually held on March 15.
ISWAP Terrorists Didn’t Kill Soldiers – MNJTF
Spokesperson
The attention of the Multinational Joint Task Force has been
drawn to a story published online, claiming that the break away
faction of Boko Haram Terrorists, otherwise known as Islamic State
West Africa Province (ISWAP) has killed 18 soldiers in a recent
attack within the Area of Operation. The MNJTF wishes to state
categorically that no such attack and loss of service personnel has
taken place within its area of responsibility .
The MNJTF wishes to note that the falsehood being orchestrated
by the media arm of ISWAP is nothing but a desperate attempt to
revamp the parlous and deplorable image of ISWAP following several
weeks of devastating operational losses in the Lake Chad Area.
It has been widely reported and it is now common knowledge that
sustained offensive actions by MNJTF troops and national forces
have resulted in over 200 ISWAP personnel casualties and defections
as well as numerous equipment seizures and destruction. The claim
of killing 18 MNJTF personnel in an unspecified location is
therefore very strange and completely untrue. Consequently, the
general public is advised to disregard the ISWAP falsehood in its
entirety.
Furthermore, the MNJTF also wishes to draw the attention of the
media to the sacred duty it owes the generality of peace loving
citizens of the Lake Chad Basin Countries and therefore urges the
media to remain vigilant in order to frustrate attempts by
terrorists to spread falsehood and propaganda in a bid to disrupt
public order, peace and civility.
Colonel Timothy Antigha
Chief of Military Public Information
MNJTF
N’Djamena – Chad