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A 75-year-old man, Chief Matthew Omoniyi Idowu, has vowed to reclaim his house legally, by appealing the judgment that struck out the initial suit filed to recover the property from his tenant, Mrs. Maria Pamela Nwandos, the Managing Director of Nwandos Signature Limited.
Chief Idowu made the vow while reacting to the judgment delivered by Chief Magistrate P. O. Ojo, of Yaba Chief Magistrate Court, Lagos, on the suit numbered MCY/2227/2022, wherein he was the claimant, while Mrs Maria Pamela Nwandos was defendant.
Chief Idowu had dragged Nwandos before the court presided by Chief Magistrate Ojo, to reclaim his four bedroom duplex, which also has two room self-contain with appurtenances situate at Plot 276, Babs Animashaun Road, Off Bode Thomas, Surulere, Lagos, over alleged default in tenancy agreement.
In the suit, Chief Idowu had asked the court for the following reliefs: “possession of premises consisting of four bedroom duplex wing A, plus two room self contain with appurtenances situate at Plot 276, Babs Animashaun Road, Off Bode Thomas, Surulere, Lagos.
“Arrears of rent for the sum of N875, 000, 00; mesne profit at the rate of N291.66 67 per month from April 1, 2022, until vacant possession is given up, cost of solicitor’ fees of N200, 000, 00, and an order to open force.”
While the case lasted, the defendant, Mrs. Nwandos, was alleged to have failed, refused and neglected to file any response, nor did she engage any counsel to defend the suit on her behalf.
However, Chief Magistrate Ojo, while delivering judgment in the suit on March 3, 2023, struck out the claimant’s suit on the ground that he failed to prove his entitlement to judgment.
