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The family of the Asiwaju ofAdo-Ekiti, late Prof. Afolabi Ojo hasdragged the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to the Ado- Ekiti State High Court over alleged illegal possession of their property.
In a suit marked HAD/154/2022 filed by Hon. Kunle Ojo on behalf of the family, the claimants are asking the court to help recover possession of the five-bedroom bungalow situated at GRA, Ado-Ekiti.
In an affidavit deposed to by B.J Fayemi ESQ of Fayemi Bolarinwa Joshua and co chamber, the claimant averred that the defendant rented the property from his late father, Prof. Afolabi Ojo before his demise but refuse to pay the rent of the property as and when due.
The Claimant “averred the defendants have refused to pay the rent of the property as and when due which make the arrears of the rent remained in the sum N4,462,500 from 1stApril, 2016 to 31stMarch, 2022.
“The Claimants averred the defendants paid N600,000 out of N5,062,500 from 1stof July, 2015 to 31stMarch, 2022 leaving the balance of N4,462,500 unpaid from 1stof April, 2016 to 31stof March, 2022. (The Nation)