The Oyo State High Court sitting at Iyaganku, Ibadan, has adjourned the hearing of a land dispute between I.A. COM Nigeria Limited and Satguru Maharaj Ji to September 24, 2025.
The case, which came up today before Justice Muraina Olayemi Rasak at Court 19, was postponed following a request for more time by the claimant’s counsel.
The lawyer representing I.A. COM Nigeria Limited told the court that certain documents crucial to the defence were still being processed by the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development.
While the counsel for the claimant and the first defendant, Barrister Adekunle Ilori, were present in court, the lawyer representing the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development was absent at the time the case was called.
Barrister Ilori, representing Satguru Maharaj Ji, told the court he had no objections to the adjournment and urged the judge to proceed as deemed appropriate.
He further noted that his client had responded to the claimant’s latest filing, and the court’s guidance would determine subsequent actions.
After hearing from both counsels, Justice Rasak adjourned the case until September 24, 2025, for further proceedings.
Speaking to journalists after the court sitting, Barrister Ilori explained that upon resumption of the case, the court is expected to immediately proceed with a Case Management Conference (CMC).
It will be recalled that I.A. COM Nigeria Limited, through its counsel, had during a previous hearing amended its motion and joined additional parties to the suit.
These include the Governor of Oyo State, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, and the Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development.
At the last court session, Barrister Olasehinde Obisesan, who previously represented Satguru Maharaj Ji, had announced that a motion for contempt was being prepared against I.A. COM Nigeria Limited.
This was due to the company’s alleged refusal to vacate the disputed land at Alaadorin Village, contrary to a subsisting court order.
However, with the amendment of parties in the suit, a fresh contempt motion is now being considered.
Justice Rasak had earlier upheld a ruling by Justice O.M. Fadeyi, which ordered that all parties vacate the disputed land located along the Lagos–Ibadan Expressway pending final judgment.
The land in question has been the subject of a long-standing dispute, following reported invasion by alleged land grabbers.
The incident, which occurred several years ago at Alaadorin Village, reportedly led to casualties among Maharaj Ji’s followers and sparked the ongoing legal battle over rightful ownership.