The High Court sitting in Oghara, Delta State, has ruled in favour of His Majesty, King Obukohwo Monday Arthur Whiskey, Udurhie I, Ovie of the Great Idjerhe Kingdom, in an interlocutory injunction brought before the court by Mr Angus Omasoro, M. Ibori Emajemite and others.
The development was disclosed in a statement issued by the Crown Otota (Iyasere) of the Great Idjerhe Kingdom, Chief Uzzi Onosia James Obriki, who described the ruling as a victory for truth and justice.
According to the statement, the court’s decision affirms the monarch’s position and status as the recognised traditional ruler of Idjerhe Kingdom.
Obriki said the ruling reinforces confidence in the judicial process, adding that no individual can overturn what has been divinely ordained.
He further stated that the matter has been adjourned sine die, pending the determination of motions already filed at both the Court of Appeal and the Supreme Court.
Legal experts note that an adjournment sine die means the case has been postponed indefinitely without a fixed date for continuation, though it has not been finally disposed of.
The palace also dismissed reports alleging that King Whiskey has been removed from the throne, gone into exile, or that the legal dispute has been conclusively decided against him.
Describing such claims as false, misleading and without legal basis, the statement added that the ruling of the Delta State High Court in Oghara, located in Ethiope West Local Council, is available for public scrutiny in the interest of transparency.
The Crown Otota urged indigenes of Idjerhe Kingdom and the public to remain peaceful, law-abiding, and rely on verified information regarding the kingship matter.
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