An Oyo State High Court in Ogbomoso has issued an injunction preventing the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, and the kingmakers, led by Chief Sobalaje Otolorin, from ousting the Chief Imam of the town, Sheik Teliat Yunus Ayilara.
The Soun and the Chief Imam have been in conflict recently.
It was gathered that Muslims in the town, represented by the Registered Trustees of Ogbomoso Muslim Youths Forum, took legal action against the traditional ruler and the members of Soun-In-Council over their planned removal of the cleric.
In case number HOG/31/2024 at Oyo State High Court, Ogbomoso Division, the Registered Trustees of Ogbomoso Muslim Youths Forum are the plaintiffs, while the defendants are the Soun and the Soun-In-Council.
On Wednesday, June 26th, 2024, Justice K.B. Olawoyin’s court issued an order preventing the traditional ruler and the Soun-In-Council from removing the Chief Imam.
It restrained 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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