Court Orders Guru Maharaj Out Of Premises, To Pay N3.5m Damages

A Lagos High Court yesterday ordered
Mohammed Sahid Ajirobatan Ibrahim,
a.k.a Sat Guru Maharaj ji to
immediately vacate a property located
at House No. 23, D Close, 208 Road,
2nd Avenue, Festac Town, Lagos, an
estate of the late Olufemi Akhamibo
Orbih.
Delivering his judgment in a suit
instituted by Sunday Ekhaegbah
Orbih, the only surviving son of the
deceased, Justice Gbajabiamila held
that the property was obtained by
fraud.
This judgement came after 14 years of
legal battle on the said property.
The court held that the Will
purportedly lodged with the probate
registry of the court by the first
defendant [Guru] on March 4, 1997,
after the demise of the late Olufemi
Akhamibo Orbih, was a forgery and
therefore, fake, invalid, null, void and
ineffectual.
On whether the claimant is the true
son of the deceased, the court held
that, throughout the hearing of the
suit, no member of the deceased
family came to challenge the
claimant’s right as a son.
Justice Ggbajabiamila held that under
Etsako Native Law and Customs, the
claimant is entitled to inherit the
property and all possessions of the late
father.
Shortly, after the judgment was
delivered, the claimant busted into
tears thanking God and asking Him to
have mercy on his late father who was
a member of the One Love Family and
whose belief was that Mohammed
Sahid Ajirobatan Ibrahim, aka Sat Guru
Maharaj ji is a God.
The Court however awarded a total
sum of N3.5million as damages which
include special damages of N2.5million
covering cost of rents inquired since
1996 and N1million as genera
damages.

Source: vanguard news