Eselu of Iselu Challenges Suspension by Ogun State Government
Oba Ebenezer Akinyemi, the Eselu of Iselu Kingdom in Yewa North Local Government Area, has approached the Federal High Court in Abeokuta to contest his suspension by the Ogun State Government. He claims the suspension was enacted without allowing him to defend himself.
The suit, marked FHC/AB/FHR/148/26, seeks an interim injunction to restrain Governor Dapo Abiodun and other respondents, including the Ogun State Attorney-General, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, the Nigeria Police Force, and the Commissioner of Police, Ogun State, from enforcing the suspension letter dated October 20, 2026. A motion ex parte filed on October 23, 2026, requests the court to prevent the respondents from compelling him to vacate the Eselu Palace, from acknowledging himself as the Eselu, and from wearing royal insignia.
The application also seeks to protect him from harassment or intimidation related to his royal duties pending the outcome of the substantive suit.
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