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Lagos CJ Constitutes Committee To Find Missing Bullet Proof Car

The Chief Judge of Lagos State, Justice Kazeem Alogba, has set up a disciplinary committee to unravel the misery surrounding how one Nissan Maxima (3.5SE) with registration No BQ 775 AGL retrieved from the judgment debtor in the suit no. MIK/22/19/11, between Lati Gomes and Princess Bola Jegede got missing.

The committee was set up following a petition written by Princess Bola Jegede, a Proprietress of A-Z International College.

The then Head of Deputy Sheriff Section, Lagos, Mrs Julie Abieyuwa Anabor, who is now a judge at the Code of Conduct Tribunal had on March 28, 2013, executed the judgment against the judgement debtor pursuant to judgment delivered on June 28, 2012.

Executing the judgement, Justice Anabor impound two Toyota Hummer school bus and a bullet proof Nissan Maxima.

The Proprietress in a series of letter written to the present Chief judge, stated that the parties had since settle their differences as the judgment creditor and debtor have compromise their position.

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Judgment debtor had then asked the Deputy Registrar to release the properties as stated in the attached copy of inventory and release same to the rightful owner in compliance with the order of the court.

The Chief Magistrate F. A. Azeez had in a suit deliver judgement over rent of property between the trustees of the estate of honourable Justice T.S Gomes and Princess Bola Jegede wherein court ordered defendant to pay the sum of N9 million as arrears of rent from January 2005 to 2008 and January 2009 to 2010.

Consequently, the debt the defendant couldn’t pay thereafter led to the execution of the Judgment, before both parties were able to settle the rift.

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However, the then Deputy Sheriff, Mrs Julie Abieyuwa Anabor, who is now a Judge of Code of Conduct Tribunal had release the two school buses with registration no UF 129 KJA and UF 128 KJA but refused to release the Nissan Maxima (3.5SE) of registration no BQ775 AGL.

The School Proprietress has through his lawyer, Mr Yemi Omodele in a letter dated October 14, 2020 to the Deputy Sheriff to release the remaining one vehicle, Nissan Maxima car in the interest of justice as the last hope of common man.

However, investigation revealed that Justice Julie Anabor the Head of Deputy Sheriff (as at then) authorized the release of the bullet proof vehicle from the Strabag warehouse, Ikeja.

Though the Panel of enquiry set up by the Chief Judge, Justice Kazeem Alogba is yet to conclude it findings on the matter.

 

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Akinlade I. WAHAB is a dedicated journalist and the proprietor of I-WAHAB Media. He embarked on his career at Murhi International TV (MiTV) and subsequently joined Radio Nigeria as a Judicial Correspondent.With a profound interest in legal reporting, he currently holds the positions of Chairman at the National Association of Judicial Correspondents (NAJUC), Ikeja Branch, and Chairman at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Radio Nigeria Chapel.As the owner of I-WAHAB Media, he has successfully established Top Court News, a platform renowned for providing comprehensive coverage of court cases and legal developments, with the aim of promoting transparency within the judicial system.Akinlade's diligent work and unwavering commitment to ethical reporting have earned him immense respect within the Nigerian journalism community.

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