The court also rejected the request to strike the case against the monarch.
Earlier, Oba Olapade’s counsel, Barrister Olasehinde Adeseko, had prayed the court to dismiss the case against his client, premising his reason on the absence of the complainant, Ibuoye, in court.
Adeseko, in his submission, said Ibuoye failed to furnish the court with the reason for his absence, saying this was done out of negligence and that the court should strike out the case in his client’s favour.
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Barrister Olayinka Dauda Jimoh, who represented Ibuoye, prayed the court to disregard the prayer of his senior colleague, insisting that such development is not known to law.
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Jimoh argued that the law cited by Adeseko is not applicable in the case because the law permits his client to have legal representation of his choice who will defend his claims.
He added that dismissing the case would amount to injustice against his client seeking redress over the treatment allegedly meted on him by the monarch.
The court presided over by Judge Ajibade, admitted the monarch to bail on self-recognition while the matter was adjourned to the 18th of August for a hearing.
