… Hearing slated for July 22
The Lagos State Government has been disputed in the Abuja High court by Retired Major General Abdulrauf Tijani, over injustice perpetrated against him by officials of the state government.
The Federal High court, Abuja, has fixed July 22 for the hearing of the N8.1 billion Naira suit.
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the FHC, fixed the date following the confirmation that parties involved in the suit have filed and exchanged necessary court processes to join issues with each other.
The judge had requested lawyers involved in the matter to brief the court on the position of his directive made on July 13 that papers relating to the suit must be filed and exchanged to pave way for hearing of the suit.
Tijani had accused the state government of sabotaging the execution of a court judgment which returned his landed property in Lagos State to him.
In the fundamental human rights suit, the former army general requested Justice Ekwo to order Lagos State Government and the Governor Sanwo-Olu to pay him a cumulative compensation of N8 billion as damages for alleged injustice suffered in the hands of Lagos officials.
In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/690/2020, the plaintiff is also asking the judge to compel the National Judicial Council (NJC) to pay another sum of N100 million for alleged misconduct of Justice A. O. Faji during the hearing of his matter.
Tijani also asked the court for an order for the trial of Justice Faji for allegedly perverting the course of justice in his case.
He also requested that the court to compel the Chief Justice of Nigeria to remove the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) on Mr Kasheem Adeniji and further de-bar him for an alleged act of misconduct.
Tijani further claimed that a former Attorney General of Lagos State, Abdulraheem Ade Ipaye now Deputy Chief of Staff to the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, allegedly coveted his landed properties in Shasha-Akowonjo Area in Alimosho local government of Lagos State to his gain.
He explained that as a result, he approached the court and got judgment in his favour on January 31, 2014.
Tijani, however, informed the court that the judgment could not be executed because of the alleged sabotage on the part of Lagos State officials.
He claimed that his case got worse when his lawyer, Mr. Kasheem Adeniji (SAN) was appointed Attorney General of Lagos State and subsequently became an interested party in the matter.
Tijani also added that, following the appointment of Adeniji as Lagos AG, he disengaged with his law firm, and the AG turned against him by frustrating his case.
He further sought the intervention of the court to restore justice and grant him the reliefs sought in the suit.
