A Kwara State Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin has issued a warrant of arrest against the immediate past Group Managing Director of Harmony Holdings Limited, Abdullah Majid for his repeated disregard of court orders.
Majid is facing a defamation lawsuit filed by Adebayo Sanni, a former Director of the Harmony Holdings, who alleged that Majid made false accusations against him in a press conference.
Majid, during the press conference allegedly claimed Sanni misappropriated the sum of N170m belonging to the Harmony holdings.
“An investigation by the National Moonlight revealed that the case was transferred to Magistrate Hafusat Alege’s court from a previous court, following a request by the defendant’s counsel, who expressed a lack of confidence in the initial court.”
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The case came up for the first time before Magistrate Alege on February 29th, this year and the defendant failed to appear in court.
Following the defendant (Majid)’s failure to appear in court, the matter was adjourned to 18th March and subsequently to 2nd April which he didn’t show up in any of the said dates.
At the resumed hearing today, counsel representing the plaintiff, Barrister Nurudeen Adegboye moved an application for the arrest of the defendant citing section 135 and 358 of the penal code law.
He informed the court that on several occasions, Majid has flagrantly turned down court summons and court substituted means of invite which were served on him through court balif.
Magistrate Hafusat Alege ruled in favor of Sanni’s counsel, issuing a bench warrant for the arrest of Abdullah Majid.
The case was subsequently adjourned until May 20 for further proceedings.
