Some family members of the late Biafran warlord and Ikemba Nnewi, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has challenged the Nigerian Ambassador to Spain, Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu to show proof that she was legally married to the deceased.
This was the fresh twist introduced into current legal battle rocking the family of the late Ikemba of Nnewi over sharing of his estate.
In a 19-paragraph statement of defence brought by the eight defendants, through their counsel, George Uwechue, they denied that Bianca, who instituted the action on behaif of her two children, ever married to the late Biafran leader.
Listed as defendants in the suit instituted by Afamefuna and Nwachukwu, through their mother, are Ojukwu Transport Limited, Prof. Joseph Ojukwu, Mr. Emmanuel Ojukwu, Lotanna Putalora Ojukwu and Dr. Patrick Ojukwu. Others include Mr. Edward Ojukwu, Lota Akajiora Ojukwu and Mrs. Massey Udegbe (doing business under Massey Udegbe and Company).
The claimants, in suit No. LD/1539/2012, prayed the court to declare that they were entitled to the possession and occupation of the property known as No 29 Oyinkan Abayomi Street in Ikoyi, Lagos until the harmonisation of the management and administration of the assets of the first defendant (OTL).
At the resumed hearing of the matter yesterday, the absence of counsel to Bianca and her children forced the court to adjourn the suit till December 10 for adoption of written addresses.
Afamefuna and Nwachukwu had, through their lawyer, Chris Ezugwu, prayed the court to declare as illegal the threat of forceful ejection from 29, Oyinkan Abayomi Street by the defendants. They also urged the court to declare that they were entitled to possess the following property: No. 13, Hawksworth Road, Ikoyi (now known as No. 13, Ojora Road); No. 32A, Commercial Avenue, Yaba, Lagos; No. 30, Gerard Road, Ikoyi, Lagos; No. 30, McPherson Avenue, Ikoyi.
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