IN RE CONTEMPT THE REPUBLIC vs. YAKUBU & ABASS, EXPARTE: GAMEL ISSAKA, NENE OFOE GBEBIE

RULING RULING ON A MOTION FOR CONTEMPT 1. INTRODUCTION [i] On the 24th of February 2023, almost a year ago, the Applicant herein filed this motion to commit the Respondents herein, simply known as Yakubu and Abass for Contempt. 2. FACTS OF THE APPLICANT’S CASE [ii] The following are the grounds set out by the Applicant: a. That the Applicant initiated an action against the Respondents, who caused their Counsel to enter appearance for and on their behalf. b. Subsequently, judgment was obtained against the Respondents herein, and even though the said judgment had not been set aside, the Respondents, in complete disregard of the judgment and the authority of the Court have gone back to the disputed land, over which the Applicant herein had obtained judgment to develop the said land. c. Having obtained judgment against the two Respondents herein, the Applicant contended that the Respondents had no right whatsoever to go onto the land and so the Respondent herein oug.....