A Lagos High Court sitting in Epe has restrained Julius Lawal from presenting or parading himself or acting in the capacity of the head of Ewade Ruling House of Igbooye, Epe.
The court also affirmed Otunba Musa-Adebamowo as head of Ewade Ruling House of Igbooye, Eredo-Epe.
Justice Animahun issued the order of interlocutory injunction yesterday while ruling in a motion on notice brought before him by the claimant/applicant, Otunba Musa-Adebamowo, through his counsel, Hassan Fajimite, Babs Animashaun and Kemi Yusuf.
The court also made an order of interlocutory injunction restraining Lawal, the defendant, his agents, servants, privies “from interfering with, disturbing or preventing the claimant from performance of his duties and functions and exercise of the power and full enjoyment of rights of the claimant as the head of the Ewade Ruling House of Igbooye, pending the final determination of the substantive suit.”
The court ordered parties to maintain status quo, prior to the commencement of hostilities on sale of family properties pending the final determination of the substantive suit.
Justice Animahun held that the law favours the claimant to continue to act as the head of the family pending determination of the substantive suit.