Nigeria: Supreme Court Refuses Ohinoyi's Stay of Execution Application

The Supreme Court has thrown out the application filed by Dr Ado Ibrahim for stay of execution of the concurrent judgements of the Court of Appeal and Kogi State High Court that deposed him as the Ohinoyi of Ebiraland.

Ado had asked the apex court to make an order stopping the Kogi State government from dethroning him on the strength of the two judgements pending the determination of his appeal before it.

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