Ojukwu property saga: Firm raises concern over repeated absence of court file

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—Files stay of execution

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By Henry Ojelu

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LAGOS — Ojukwu Transport Limited, OTL, has raised concerns over what it described as the repeated absence of court records in its ongoing property dispute with Bianca Ojukwu and her sons, even as it filed a motion for stay of execution pending the determination of its appeal.

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Proceedings before Justice A.M. Lawal of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, on Monday were stalled for the second time in six weeks due to the unavailability of the case file.

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The matter was adjourned after the file was reportedly not returned to court.

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A similar situation occurred on May 8, 2026, when the case could not proceed because the file was unavailable.

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OTL alleged that the file had been taken from the Ikeja Judicial Division to Lagos more than two months ago for the execution of a warrant and had not been returned.

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The claimants’ legal representatives were absent from court on both occasions.

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Describing the development as troubling, OTL said the repeated absence of the file had effectively stalled proceedings and raised questions about accountability in the handling of court records.

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Amid the delays, the company disclosed that it had filed and served a motion for stay of execution at the Court of Appeal, seeking to halt enforcement of the judgment pending the determination of its appeal against the 2022 decision in Suit No. LD/1539/2012.

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OTL maintained that the application became necessary because steps were being taken to enforce the judgment despite its pending appeal.

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The company also contended that the properties in dispute had previously been the subject of a warrant of execution arising from a separate judgment delivered in 2018 by Justice Adedayo Oyebanji in Suit No. LD/794/2011.

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The case was subsequently adjourned to October 8, 2026.

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Present in court on both adjourned dates on behalf of Ojukwu Transport Limited was one of its directors, Dr. P. Ike Ojukwu.

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Counsel to OTL are Ifeanyi Okumah Esq and Chief O. Ugolo, SAN, while Bianca Ojukwu and her sons are represented by Nick Omeye Esq and Co.

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