Court stops coronation of new Ayangburen of Ikorodu

Justice Olabisi  Ogungbesan of an Ikeja High Court Friday put on hold  the ongoing coronation ceremony of the Ayangburen of Ikorodu Kingdom, Oba Kabiru Shotebi in Lagos State.

The Ayangburen stool became vacant on August 1, 2014 after the demise of Oba S.A.A. Oyefusi, following which the former Governor of Lagos StateM Raji Fashola, SAN, announced Shotebi as the new Ayangburen.

Already the ceremony to crown the new Ayangburen, had been slated for today,however Justice Ogungbesan held that the programme should be suspended “in the interest of justice.”

According to the Judge, she was satisfied from the evidence placed before the court that un quantifiable damages would be done if the coronation ceremony was allowed to go on as scheduled

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