The widow of late Biafran war lord Chukwuemeka Odimegwu Ojukwu, Bianca Ojukwu’s application to re-open her evidence-in-chief, in a suit she instituted against her husband’s family, was yesterday, granted by Justice Abdulfattah Lawal of a Lagos High Court, sitting at Igbosere. Bianca had on behalf of her two under-age children, Afamefuna and Nwachukwu (claimants) instituted the suit against Ojukwu Transport Limited, OTL, and seven others before the court over an alleged attempt to eject her sons from the company’s property located in Lagos. The company (OTL) and its property belong to the father of the late Biafran warlord. Other defendants in the suit are: Prof. Joseph Ojukwu, Engr. Emmanuel Ojukwu; Lotanna Putalora Ojukwu; Dr. Patrick Ojukwu; Arch. Edward Ojukwu; Lota Akajiora Ojukwu and Mrs. Massey Udegbe (doing business under Massey Udegbe & Company).
The widow, who had earlier testified before the court, filed two separate applications, seeking for leave of the court, to allow her amend her writs of summon, statement of claims and also to re-open her evidence-in-chief. All the respondents in the suit did not object to the applications. At the resumed hearing of the matter, yesterday, Justice Lawal granted all the prayers of the applicants and ordered her to re-open her evidence-in-chief on June 3. She had earlier in her evidence before the court, testified that she was the only wife that was legally married among Ojukwu’s wives, as she engaged in court, church and traditional marriage.
Source: VANGUARD
