Non-service of court process stalls hearing in N152m property dispute

Non-service of tribunal papers has stalled proceedings successful a N152 cardinal spot quality involving 2 luxury apartments successful Victoria Island, betwixt a businessman Olukayode Olusanya, and a Nigerian United States-based engineer, Anthony Ugbebor.

The lawsuit could not proceed earlier a Lagos High Court sitting successful Ikoyi connected Tuesday aft the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, failed to service its last written code connected the parties arsenic ordered by the court.

The lawsuit had to beryllium adjourned to April 22, 2026, for continuation of hearing.

The suit, filed by spot developer, Olukayode Olusanya and his firm, Oak Homes Limited, against Ugbebor, centres connected alleged trespass connected 2 second-floor apartments located astatine No. 14A Musa Yar’Adua Street, Victoria Island.

At the resumed proceeding earlier Justice Akingbola George, counsel to the claimant, Benson Nwosu, informed the tribunal that the substance was slated for the adoption of last written addresses.

He, however, noted that portion the claimant had received the archetypal defendant’s processes and filed a reply, the EFCC had yet to service its code connected the parties.

Nwosu further told the tribunal that efforts to service the EFCC astatine its Awolowo Road, Ikoyi office, were unsuccessful arsenic officials astatine the gross allegedly declined to judge the documents.

In response, EFCC counsel,...