Court bars Emmanuel Awode of Chemstar Paint Industry from selling properties in Lekki

 

Admin I Monday, April 29, 2024

 

A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja, has restrained Chief Executive Officer of Chemstar Paint Industry,  makers of Finecoat  and their privies from selling, or leasing property situated at Block 104, Plot 26, Lekki Phase 1.

Justice Akintunde Savage  also ordered the claimant to serve the respondent, Awode by pasting the court processes on the business premises or his residential address.

The court made the order following a Motion Exparte filed by the claimant, Ms Funmi Abike Taylor through her counsel, Mr Wahab Shittu (SAN) in a suit marked ID/11039GCMW/2024 against Dr Emmanuel Aderemi Awode as respondent.

At the resume hearing, Shittu (SAN) said he filed two applications before the court, dated April 8, 2024 and the  second one dated March 20, 2024.

He told court that the application, dated April 8, is seeking an order of the court for substituted service and it is supported by five paragraph affidavit.

He said the second application is an exparte motion, attached with 35 paragraph affidavit deposed to by the claimant. 

Shittu submitted that his application was brought pursuant to Order 43 Rule 1 & 2 of the High Court Civil Procedure  Rules 2019, and section 36 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended and urged the court to grant the applications.

However, Justice Savage in his ruling granted the claimant prayer of substituted service and aso granted an interim injunction, “restraining “the defendant/respondent either by themselves, privies, assigns, agents of anyone acting on his behalf from selling, mortgaging, leasing, intermeddling, snooping and or continuous trespass on the properties situate, lying and known and listed as one to six.

 ” Five Bedroom Duplex with two Room Service Quarters located Block 104, Plot 26. Lekki 1, Lagos. Plot 0446 of the Royal Garden Estate, Ajah Village in the Eti-Osa Local. Government Area of Lagos State and two units of four Bedroom & 1 BQ semi-detached House, located at La Vida, Lekki, Lagos.

” Property located at Plot A5, Vintage Park Estate, Lagos State and  Five Units Apartments at “Paramount Residence” Lekla, Lagos. And also the four Bedroom duo luxury maisonette at IME height, Lagos (Foreshore Waters Limited).”