Court Restrains Olu Okeowo, Others From Tampering With Late Father’s Ikoyi Properties

Posted on March 25, 2025

The Lagos State High Court sitting in Yaba/Surulere has restrained all parties to Suit LD/15449LMW/2024 from tampering with a building known as Plot 15a and 15b Bayo Kuku Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State belonging to Manna Real Estate Company Limited.

Honourable Justice E. O. Ashade, who made the order, directed the parties to explore mediation at Lagos State Multi-Door Court House (LMDC) for amicable resolution of the dispute between them as the parties are family members.

The judge made the order on March 19, 2025 following a Motion On Notice dated 11/07/2024, filed by the 1st to 3rd claimants Manna Real Estate Company Ltd, Toluola Babarinde (Nee Okeowo) and Temitope Solabi (Nee Okeowo).

The 1st and 2nd defendants are Oluwatumininu Clement Okeowo and Gibraltar Construction Limited.

Upon reading Claimants/Applicants Affidavit and after hearing O. A. Alao with S.B. Olarinde for the Claimants and M.A. Olanrewaju for the defendants, Justice Ashade ordered as follows:

“Both parties to this suit including their officers, privies, agents, associates, nominees, servants or any other person howsoever described and called are restrained from entry, clearing, fencing, destroying, removing the 1st Claimant’s building and structures on the subject matters of this suit known as Plot 15a and 15b Bayo Kuku Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State formerly Waring Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State with registered title number LO5312 dated 27/12/1963 pending the final determination of the substantive suit.

“Both parties to this suit whether by themselves, their agents, servants and associates are also restraining from continuing with any construction or development, selling, leasing, transferring, alienating and disposing the subjecting matter of this suit or any part thereof being at Plot 15a and 15b Bayo Kuku Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State(formerly Waring Road, with the registered title number LO5312 dated 27/12/1963 pending the final determination of this substantive suit.

“Parties are directed to explore mediation at Lagos State Multi-Door Court House (LMDC) for amicable resolution of the dispute between them. Suit is adjourned to 05/06/2025 for Report of settlement or CMC.”

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