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  • Apr 24, 2022
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LAWYER ASKS OONI TO REFUND CLIENTS’ N12M OVER FAILED PROPERTY DEAL

A human rights activist and the Lead Partner at Newworth LLP, Mr. Ayo Ademiluyi has urged the Ooni of Ife, His Royal Majesty, Ooni Enitan Ogunwusi to “direct the refund of the amount owed our clients with interest which has accumulated over the years as our clients are going through hardships.”

In a press statement made available to CITY LAWYER, Ademiluyi whose law firm are solicitors to the alleged victims of the failed property deal, said that Noel Unekwu Abdullahi and Onyeji Johnbosco were approached by a limited liability company, Gran Imperio, a real estate company sometime in 2015 to buy 3 bedroom apartment at Golden Park Estate, Lekki for N20 million respectively.

According to the statement, “NOEL paid the 6.139,800 million naira while JOHNBOSCO paid 6million naira. After several months of waiting, nothing was built. The duo wrote to the Company to refund their money but to no avail.”

Below is the full text of the statement.

HIS ROYAL MAJESTY, OONI ENITAN OGUNWUSI, OONI OF IFE SHOULD REFUND FUNDS OF DUO OF NOEL UNEKWU ABDULLAHI AND ONYEJI JOHNBOSCO

BEING TEXT OF A PRESS CONFERENCE HELD AT NEWWORTH LLP, 17, AJASA STREET, LAGOS ISLAND, LAGOS STATE ON THURSDAY, 21ST APRIL, 2022

We are Solicitors to the duo of NOEL UNEKWU ABDULLAHI and ONYEJI JOHNBOSCO (“our clients”) .

The instructions of our clients are that a limited liability company, Gran Imperio, a real estate company approached NOEL and JOHNBOSCO, sometime in 2015 to buy 3 bedroom apartment at Golden Park Estate, Lekki for 20 million naira, respectively.

The Company agreed that they pay in tranches starting with 6million each, as first deposit while they construct the apartment in phases as well and within a given time frame.

NOEL paid the 6.139,800 million naira while JOHNBOSCO paid 6million naira. After several months of waiting, nothing was built. The duo wrote to the Company to refund their money but to no avail.

We conducted a search of Gran Imperio Limited and Metropole Interprojects Limited, we found out that the person of OONIRISA ADEYEYE ENITAN OGUNWUSI is a Director in both companies .

The previous Counsel to our clients contacted the lawyer to the Gran Imperio Group of Companies named Lanre Jolaoso Esq., who afforded the previous Counsel the new Manager’s number, Mr Akin.

Yet, despite correspondences and calls by the previous Counsel with Manager, it has not yielded any fruit since 2020.

The previous counsel sent correspondences to the Palace through UPS courier and through a friend who traveled all the way from Lagos and to the Palace to serve demand notice to his majesty along with an application letter see his majesty.

Equally, calls made by the previous Counsel to the Palace Secretary on same, yielded no fruit whatsoever and howsoever.

We are constrained to make a dispassionate appeal to the esteemed Ooni of Ife, OONIRISA ADEYEYE ENITAN OGUNWUSI as a Director in these companies to direct the refund of the amount owed our clients with interest which has accumulated over the years as our clients are going through hardships.

AYO ADEMILUYI ESQ.
Lead Partner,
Newworth LLP

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BRT DEATH: LAWYER CHIDES SANWO-OLU, POLICE, OPERATOR

The lawyer representing the family of Late Bamishe Ayanwola has berated Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu for his handling of the demise of the BRT passenger.

In a statement made available to CITY LAWYER, Mr. Ayo Ademiluyi noted that “As we write, the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-olu has not deemed it fit to pay a condolence visit to the deceased’s family.”

He also stated that while the world was still in shock about her death, “Governor Sanwo-olu was seen dancing at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos.

“Despite the death of a young Nigerian woman and the revelation of her unfortunate death on the eve of the International Women’s Day, the wife of the Governor, Mrs. Sanwo-olu was still eager to CELEBRATE (?) the International Women’s Day. Despite protest by a young lady at the occasion in a viral video, it was still CELEBRATION galore (?).”

He decried the treatment meted to the family of the deceased by the Nigeria Police Force, adding that “Despite putting forward the viral video evidence produced by the deceased herself and sent to her friend, the family was shabbily treated by various Police Stations they turned to in Lagos State.”

According to Ademiluyi, a similar treatment was received by the deceased’s family at Lagos Bus Services Limited, the BRT franchisee, adding that “they were not only ignored but a team of combat -ready Mobile Policemen were set upon them.”

Below is a full text of the statement.

10TH MARCH, 2022

GOVERNOR SANWO-OLU DANCING ON THE CORPSE OF LATE BAMISHE AYANWOLA

We remain Counsel to the family of late BAMISHE AYANWOLA, who was found dead after a long search lasting many days when she became missing after sending videos to her friend after boarding a Bus Rapid Transport at Chevron Bus Stop headed for Oshodi Bus Terminus.

UNPROFESSIONALISM OF NIGERIA POLICE FORCE
After all forms of assurances that the Nigeria Police Force has been completely reformed following the iconic #EndSARS mass protests, two years ago in 2020, the ordeal that the family of late BAMISHE AYANWOLA encountered in the hands of different Police Stations in Lagos State confirm that nothing fundamentally has changed.

Despite putting forward the viral video evidence produced by the deceased herself and sent to her friend, the family was shabbily treated by various Police Stations they turned to in Lagos State.

Apart from total absence of forensic investigation facilities in many of these Police Stations, the insensitive attitude of Police officers on duty to the plight of family members of late BAMISHE AYANWOLA portray low morale among rank and file of the Police given poor pay and inexistent working equipment.

LAGOS BUS SERVICES LIMITED, FRANCHISE OPERATOR OF BRT IN LAGOS HAS A CASE OF CORPORATE CRIMINAL LIABILITY TO ANSWER
They experienced their worst treatment at the Corporate Headquarters of the Lagos Bus Services Limited, the franchise operators of the Bus Rapid Transport in Lagos State. Despite putting forward an heart rendering story of their search for the deceased, they were not only ignored but a team of combat -ready Mobile Policemen were set upon them.

It was when the corpse of the deceased was discovered that the Managing Director of Lagos Bus Service Limited began to make frantic calls.

There are innumerous (sic) questions for Lagos State Bus Services Limited but some are:

a. Why was the details of the “Relief Driver” who drove the BRT bus not with LBSL?

b. Why was the particular bus in question kept from public view and plying the roads?

c. Why was it that it was when the corpse of late BAMISHE AYANWOLA discovered that the operations of BRT shut down in Lagos? Is there priority of profits above lives of Lagosians?

We submit that the LAGOS BUS SERVICES LIMITED has a case of CORPORATE LIMITED LIABILITY to answer. We call for immediate arrest of the Managing Director of LBSL within 24 hours by the Nigerian Police Force.

LAGOS STATE GOVERNMENT LOOKS THE OTHER WAY: A CASE OF VICARIOUS LIABILITY
It is saddening that when the family reached out to the Special Adviser on Transport to the Commissioner for Transport of Lagos State Government, the laconic answer that they got was that the Lagos State Government has handed over the operations of Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) to private operators, to wit, the Lagos Bus Services Limited.

As innocent as the answer may seem, it totally begs the question of who is the francishor of Lagos Bus Service Limited. It also begs the question of why the BRT buses ply a specially demarcated lane on both Trunk A and Trunk B Roads in Lagos State.

It was soon to become clearer that his response is a tip of the iceberg of the lackadaisical response of Lagos State Government. As we write, the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-olu has not deemed it fit to pay a condolence visit to the deceased’s family.

On March 8, 2022, the day after discovering the corpse of late BAMISHE AYANWOLA, while the world was still in shock about her death, Governor Sanwo-olu was seen dancing at Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos.

Despite the death of a young Nigerian woman and the revelation of her unfortunate death on the eve of the International Women’s Day, the wife of the Governor, Mrs. Sanwo-olu was still eager to CELEBRATE (?) the International Women’s Day. Despite protest by a young lady at the occasion in a viral video, it was still CELEBRATION galore (?)

We are of the view that Lagos State Government’s resort to side comments reflect the disposition of “sitting out” this matter.

IT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DEMAND FOR JUSTICE.

AYO ADEMILUYI ESQ.
Lead Counsel to family of late BAMISHE AYANWOLA and Lead Partner, Newworth LLP

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NBA ELECTORAL COMMITTEE FINALLY DISQUALIFIES OGUNLANA

I WILL HEAD TO COURT, SAYS FORMER IKEJA BRANCH CHAIR

Controversial NBA presidential aspirant, Mr. Adesina Ogunlana finally been  disqualified from contesting the forthcoming Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Elections, CITY LAWYER can authoritatively report.

Confirming the incident to CITY LAWYER, a close aide of Ogunlana, Mr. Ayo Ademiluyi however said the former NBA Ikeja Branch Chairman will “definitely” head to court to challenge his disqualification. He said Ogunlana will soon issue a statement on his disqualification.

He said that the Electoral Committee of the NBA (ECNBA) hinged its decision on lack of a Letter of Good Standing from the branch chairman as well as the report of the committee allegedly indicting Ogunlana on the branch insurance funds. Ogunlana has argued that the committee report was not an indictment but merely asked him to account for about N12 million of the branch insurance fund.

Other aspirants whose appeals were also unsuccessful include incumbent NBA Second Assistant Secretary Chinyere Obasi, Messrs S. O. K. Shillings and Promise Wobo Iwezor.

Confirming her disqualification in an online post to her supporters, Obasi said: “Good morning my people. I regret to inform you all that the appeal was refused. ECNBA still stood on sec 8(3) of the NBA constitution 2015 i.e. not being a NEC member for two years before the close of nomination. I thank you all for your support and prayers thus far.”

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