An Ogun State High Court sitting along Kobape-Abeokuta, the state capital, has again adjourned a land dispute case involving a Chinese Company, Zhi Yuan Global Nigeria Limited and some indigenes of Owu Adepiti village located in Obafemi-Owode local government area of Ogun state.
At the resumed hearing of the matter on Monday counsels to both parties presented their arguments to Justice A. O. Asenuga.
The claimants, who are indigenes of the community, as well as some indigenes and residents said to be defendants alongside the Chinese Company, Zhi Yuan Global Nigeria Limited, were also in court.
Justice Asenuga struck out the name of the third defendant from the suit since there was no objection to a motion filed by counsel to the first to third defendants to that effect.
The claimants had initially opposed the application, but they later informed the court that they had no objection.
The trial judge then adjourned to 16 March 2026 for further mention of the case.
After the proceedings, counsel to the defendants, M. E Kolapo declined to brief reporters, but the counsel to the claimants, Venerable Sunday Olabode explained that a motion to regularise the processes had been properly filed and served on all parties.
He explained that the claimants had filed the required critical documents alongside their pre-trial conference forms on the issues formulated for the court’s determination.
Olabode emphasised that, if no further applications were filed before the next adjourned date, the court was expected to fix a date for the pre-trial conference, after which the matter would proceed to full trial.
