BENIN – A Benin high court presided over by justice V.O. Oviawe has adjourned a case of alleged Will forgery, brought against Efosa Uyigue and five others by 13 other children of the late Edo politician, Sunday Aiguobarueghian Uyigue, to May 18, 2023, for hearing.
When the case came up for hearing on Wednesday, counsel to the respondents, Dr. Osagie Obayuwana, asked for an adjournment to enable him to file his reply which was not objected to by the plaintiffs’ lawyer, Olayinwola Afolabi.
Thirteen children of the late politician in Edo State, Hon. Sunday Aiguobarueghian Uyigue, who include his first son, Osayogie Uyigue, Ehigie Uyigue, Imasuen Uyigue, Agbondinmwin Uyigue, and nine others, have dragged Efosa Uyigue and five other children before an Edo State High Court in Benin City over allegation of a forgery of the will of their late father.
Others joined in the suit are the two executors and the Probate Registrar High Court of Justice, Edo state.
In the suit marked B/63/2023, the 13 children among other claims said their late father had no known legal rights to single-handedly devise the properties in Ayore Integrated Farms Limited to any of the beneficiaries and that the court should set aside all the device in respect of the farms.
They want the court to declare that the document dated 4th day of September 2018 referred to as the “purported will of our late father (Sunday Aiguobarueghian Uyigue) who died on 26th Day of July 2022 and which was read on the 11th day of November 2022 by the 8th Defendant is null and void and of no effect whatsoever.
“A declaration that our late father did not make any will and or testamentary disposition and or valid will testamentary disposition on the said 18th day of September 2018.
Thirteen children of the late politician in Edo State, Hon. Sunday Aiguobarueghian Uyigue, who include his first son, Osayogie Uyigue, Ehigie Uyigue, Imasuen Uyigue, Agbondinmwin Uyigue, and nine others, have dragged Efosa Uyigue and five other children before an Edo State High Court in Benin City over allegation of a forgery of the will of their late father.
Others joined in the suit are the two executors and the Probate Registrar High Court of Justice, Edo state.
In the suit marked B/63/2023, the 13 children among other claims said their late father had no known legal rights to single-handedly devise the properties in Ayore Integrated Farms Limited to any of the beneficiaries and that the court should set aside all the device in respect of the farms.
They want the court to declare that the document dated 4th day of September 2018 referred to as the “purported will of our late father (Sunday Aiguobarueghian Uyigue) who died on 26th Day of July 2022 and which was read on the 11th day of November 2022 by the 8th Defendant is null an A declaration that our late father did not make any will and or testamentary disposition and or valid will testamentary disposition on the said 18th day of September 2018.
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