Fusengbuwa Ruling House Leaders Sue 12 for N1bn Dispute

The Chairman of the Fusengbuwa Ruling House, Abdulateef Owoyemi, alongside his deputy Dokun Ajidagba, Vice Chairman Prof Fassy Yusuf, and Secretary Pastor Jeremiah Salami, has initiated legal action against 12 other family members in the Ogun State High Court in Ijebu-Ode. The lawsuit stems from the claimants' alleged wrongful removal from their positions and challenges against accusations of financial inducement in the selection process for the new Awujale of Ijebuland.

The claimants are demanding N1 billion in damages for what they describe as unfounded allegations and are seeking a perpetual injunction to prevent the defendants from claiming leadership roles within the royal house. The legal action, marked HCJ/167/2026 and dated September 16, 2026, follows a resolution from a meeting on November 7, 2025, which merged three units of the ruling house into one.

The claimants assert that a breakaway faction formed an illegal committee to investigate the leadership, leading to their purported removal without proper ratification.