Success Damian:
Suru
Worldwide Ventures Limited, a Real Estate group, has decried the takeover of
the company’s properties by Assets Management Company of Nigeria (AMCON).
In a press statement signed by the company’s Secretary/Legal Manager,
Anomneze Obianuju Peace, AMCON was said to have stormed and taken possession of
the company’s property located at 12, Rev. Ogunbiyi Street,
GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, with troops of mobile policemen despite
the fact that there was a ruling before court of Appeal which is still pending.
“Despite the fact that the ruling before court of Appeal is still
pending., AMCON stormed our property located at 12, Rev. Ogunbiyi Street,
GRA, Ikeja, Lagos, with troops of mobile policemen on the 25th day
of May, 2018 to levy execution on the said property without courts bailiffs
which said matter was reported at Area F Police Station Ikeja for breach of
peace and contempt of court,” Anomneze stated.
According to the statement issued on
Monday, the company averred that the
statement is in line with previous publication on the status of the case between
AMCON and Suru Worldwide Ventures Nigeria Limited, to update the members of the
public on recent action by AMCON.
The statement read “You will recall that AMCON in the Judgement No.
FHC/L/CS/1059/16 got a Judgment dated 30/5/2017, against the IGP and Civil
Defence Corps without the knowledge of our company. This judgment was kept away
from our company until our company’s properties affected by the order were
stormed in Commando style by AMCON.
“AMCON mobilized Armed Mobile Policemen to the Best Western Hotel,
switched off the Hotel Generator, teargased the workers and the Lodgers and
brought our company’s business to an abrupt and complete halt. The operation
commenced at 4:30am and lasted till 9:00am in the morning.”
The statement went further to state “In the suit, to which our
client was deliberately not made a party, AMCON prayed the Court to allow it
take possession of our company’s properties at No. 12 Allen Avenue
Ikeja, Lagos [Best Western Hotel], 86 Opebi Road, Ikeja, Lagos, and No 12, Rev.
Ogunbiyi Street, GRA, Ikeja, Lagos as according to it, the properties are
securities of alleged debt.”
Suru Ventures also said that AMCON chose to make the Inspector
General of Police; the Commandant-General of the Corp, Nigeria Security and
Civil Defence Corps and Lagos State Commandant of the Corps, Nigerian Security
and Civil Defence the only parties to the suit leaving out the alleged debtor. As
expected, according to the company, those Defendants on record, who had nothing
to defend nor at stake, did not appear in court to defend the Suit. The case
was therefore decided as an Undefended Suit.
“Our company had filed an appeal against the above Judgment in
CA/L/1257M/17 and AMCON through their
Lawyer (Joseph Nwobike & Co) also filed their reply and the
application was heard on the 4th day of May, 2018 and same reserved
for ruling, worthy of note is that AMCON was represented at the court of Appeal
same day during the hearing.
“On the 8th day of June, 2018, AMCON again reinforced
and brought more mobile police men from Mopol 20 and dislodged our security men
at their duty post, also brought their security guards to mount the gate.
“In spite of AMCON being aware that our client’s application
praying the court for orders staying the continuing and or further execution of
the said judgment, it has continued to levy execution on our remaining
properties obviously with a view to confronting the court with a fait
accompli.
“We consider the action taken by AMCON as contempt of the court
despite the pendency of the ruling before the court of Appeal. We are particularly
dissatisfied with the firm of Joseph Nwobike & Co who led the troops of
Policemen on the 25th day of May, 2018, being officers in the temple
of justice that ought to respect and uphold the tenets of law rather than
disrespect the court,” Anomneze stated.
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