Justice K.B. Olawoyin of an Oyo State High Court sitting in Ogbomoso, has prohibited the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, and the kingmakers from removing the Chief Imam of the town, Sheikh Teliat Yunus Ayilara.
OSUN DEFENDER recalls that both the Soun and the Chief Imam have been in the news in the last few months for being at loggerheads on issues concerning the town
It was gathered that Muslims in the town under the auspices of Registered Trustees of Ogbomoso Muslim Youths Forum had dragged the traditional ruler and the kingmakers, led by Chief Sobalaje Otolorinwho are members of Soun-In-Council to court over the planned removal of the cleric.
The case with the suit number HOG/31/2024, filed at Oyo State High Court Ogbomoso Division, has Registered Trustees of Ogbomoso Muslim Youths Forum as plaintiffs, while the Soun and the Soun-In-Council are the defendants.
The court, presided over by Justice K.B. Olawoyin, on Wednesday 26th June 2024, barred the traditional ruler and the Soun-In-Council from removing the Chief Imam.
It barred the “defendants/respondents whether by themselves, their agents, privies, officers under their control, or any persons acting on the instruction of the defendants/respondents from suspending or removing the holder of office of Grand Chief Imam of Ogbomoso land (in person of Alhaji Yunus Olusina Ayilara) or in anyway disturbing or tampering with the office of Grand Chief Imam of Ogbomoso land pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.
“The defendants/respondents and their agents, servants and/or privies and/or any persons acting under their control or on their instructions are also restrained in the interim from doing anything under any guise whatsoever to interfere with or impede the Grand Chief Imam of Ogbomoso land from carrying out the functions and duties of his office as Grand Chief Imam of Ogbomoso land pending the hearing and determination of the Motion On Notice filed herein.
“I put on record that I have taken judicial notice of the full names of the Grand Chief Imam of Ogbomoso land as Alhaji Taliat Yunus Olusina Ayilara and that of the 1 defendant/respondent as His Imperial Majesty Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye (Orumogege III), the Soun of Ogbomoso land.
“The hearing of the Motion on notice dated and filed 26/6/2024 is adjourned to 1/7/2024”.
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