Contempt: Hearing of committal suit against Lagos businessman, Abiodun Aguda, begins Monday
A limited liability company Bluesworth Resources Investment Limited will today, July 4, commence committal to prison proceeding against a Lagos businessman, Abiodun Aguda over his alleged failure to obey order made by a Lagos High Court.
According to an affidavit sworn to by operation manager of Bluesworth Resources Investment Limited, Mr Lekan Ogunbajo, what led to the committal proceedings started on April 27, 2009, when a Lagos High Court presided over by justice S. O. Isola, entered judgement in favour of the claimant upon terms of settlement executed by the two parties
In the said judgement the court ordered Mr Abiodun Aguda’s company, Femab Properties Limited, being the owner of property known as Diamond Estate situate at Sangotedo, Lekki, Lagos State to make available and assign unto the claimant all its interest in the 4 bedroom Terrace situate at Block 2 House D, Unit 3,and 3 bedroom situate at Block 2 House B Unit 3 at Diamond Estate Sangotedo Lekki, Lagos State.
In addition the court also ordered the defendants to pay the claimant the sum of N10 million in full and final settlement of the suit
However, the defendants failed to pay the N10 million, until the court ordered garnishee absolute against the defendants.
Meanwhile, despite the fact that the defendants executed an order of approval for Diamond Estate, Sangotedo in favour of the claimant in respect of the property assigned to the claimant and also took the claimant to inspect the property and promised the claimant to complete the property and hand over same to the claimant within, 60 days from November, 2014, the defendants refused to complete the property and failed to hand over same to the claimant till date.
Consequently, the claimant in a Form 49 personally signed by the presiding judge, F. J. Bankole-Oki, stated go in the interest to sustain the dignity and Administration of Justice, is urging the court to commit the defendants to prison for disobeying the order of the court ordering the Femab Property Limited, and it’s managing Director, Abiodun Aguda to make available and assign unto the claimant all its interest in the 4 Bedroom Terrace situate at Block 2 House Day Unit 3, and 3 Bedroom Terrace situate at Block 2 House By Unit 3 Diamond Estate Sangotedo, Lekki, Lagos State.
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