Enugu: Court adjourns hearing on Nwobodo vs Amechi community to Feb. 22
Justice K.I Okpe of Enugu State High Court, on Friday adjourned to February 22 a land case between the former governor of old Anambra, Sen. Jim Nwobodo and Amechi community in Enugu State for hearing.
Okpe adjourned the matter based on the request by the counsel to Nwobodo, Mr B.C Nwobodo to give him time to amend his processes before the court.
Reacting to the application, counsel to the Amechi Community, Prof. Ilochi Okafor opposed the amendment stressing that, he had been making same application since 2 years when the matter began.
Ilochi, who is the former Vice Chancellor, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, told the court that in spite the matter being in court, the plaintiff had sold five plots from the land totalling N132, 500,000.
He said the plaintiff claimed that he own the land in dispute, and pleaded the court to proceed with the matter due to its urgency.
“My Lord, my learned counsel is deploying a delay tactics while land is being sold. I am pleading for a short date to enable us continue hearing,” he said
Nwobodo, who recalled that, he had allowed the defendant to amend his processes said, “My Lord, on the Oct. 20, they moved for amendment and i never opposed it.
The judge, however, said he would allow Nwobodo 14 days to file his amended processes.
He, therefore, adjourned the matter to Feb. 22 and March 14, 2023 for hearing.
