By Henry Ojelu

A Lagos State High Court sitting in Epe has restrained the Inspector General of Police, IGP, and six others, their officers, men and agents from arresting, detaining or inviting Otunba Abduwasiu Musa-Adebamowo in connection with his headship of Ewade Ruling House of Igboye.

The IGP was also restrained from doing or taking any action against his powers and rights of management of the family landed property in Abapawa, Gbojuwara, Talase, Idotun and Legumo villages of Igboyeland, in Epe Eredo, Lagos State.

Justice Wasiu Animahun, who issued the restraining orders in a judgment in a suit by the applicant, said the order would subsist until the determination of the suit on which the order of injunction was made.

Others restrained by the order of injunction by the court include Assistant Inspector-General of Police (Force CID Annex, Alagbon Close, Ikoyi, Lagos State); Assistant Inspector-General of Police (Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos State); Commissioner of Police (Lagos State Command, Ikeja, Lagos State); Commissioner of Police (Special Fraud Unit), Milverton Road, Ikoyi, Lagos State); Deputy Commissioner of Police (State Criminal Investigation Department, Panti, Yaba) and the Area Commander, Nigeria Police Force (Area J Command, Elemoro, Lagos State) who were listed as 2nd to 7th defendants in the suit.

The court granted an order restraining the 1st to 7th respondents and their officer, men and agents from harassing, intimidating, inviting, arresting, detaining and compelling the applicant to render account of the management of the family landed property to the 8th to 14th respondents under whatever guise or means, until the final determination of the suit.

Justice Animahun also restrained the 1st to 7th respondents and their officers, men and agents from re-investigating the applicant on the same criminal allegation made against the applicant. by the 8th to 14th respondents and/or their privies and cohorts in respect of the management of the account of the family landed property, until the determination of the suit in which an order of interlocutory injunction was made.

The 8th to 14th respondents respectively in the suit are Julius Lawal, Caleb Ogunnubi, Felix Adekoya, Kayode Adebowale, Adedayo Sunday, Musiliu Musa, Sunday Adebowale, Keshab Properties And Investments Ltd, Aviance Homes And Properties Ltd and CMW Properties Limited.

A sum of N2million was also awarded as cost of action jointly and severally against the 8th – 17th respondents.