The Appeal Court sitting in Lagos has reserved till November 9, 2021 the hearing of an appeal filed by the Lambo branch of Lasunwon ruling house of Ikorodu contesting the kingship stool.
The appellate court presided over by Justice Joseph Ikyegh adjourned the matter for hearing after granting appellant’s motion for extension of time within which to regularise their brief of argument.
The Lambo branch of Lasuwon Ruling House, had challenged the judgment of a Lagos High Court, delivered by Justice Akintunde Savage on May 24, 2015, in Suit No: IKD/57/2007, which appointed Kabiru Adewale Shotobi as the Oba Ayangburen of Ikorodu Lagos State.
In a Suit No: /57/2007, Matthew Adetayo Shodipo & Ors vs Ezekiel Shodipo & Ors, which terms of settlement dated 31st March 2009, by a consent judgment was dated April 1, 2009, Chief Kabiru Adewale Shotobi was installed as Odofin of Ikorodu officially in the year 2009.
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The office and position he held from 2009 till 2015 when Justice Savage’s judgment ignored the consent judgment of Justice Habib Abiru of Lagos High Court, Ikorodu Division (now JCA).
The judgment of the High Court, Ikorodu in Suit No: IKD/57/2007, is to the effect that the respondents are not bound by the consent judgment in Suit No: IKD/57/2007, wherein it was agreed that, the next chieftaincy that comes to the Lasuwon Ruling House of Ikorodu, is conceded to the Lambo branch, by the Adegorushen branch of which the 3rd respondent (Chief Kabiru Adewale Shotobi) is a member.
The third respondent benefitted from the said consent judgment to become Odofin of Ikorodu and later reneged to become Oba.
The appellants are Matthew Shodipo, Omobo Sokelu, Shakiru Shodipo, Nurudeen Fakomaya and Albert Ania.
The matter, which came up for the first time at the Court of Appeal, since it was filed in 2015, was stalled due to the absence of some of the respondents, who were not served with the processes.