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Posted By richards on November 7, 2014

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that on Sept. 12, a six-story building within the premises of the Synagogue Church of All Nations collapsed in Lagos.

It led to the death of 116 people, most of whom were foreigners, with several others injured.

The Lagos State Government, on Sept. 26, constituted a coroners court to unravel the circumstances leading to the incident and Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe was appointed as the coroner.

NAN reports that a Lagos-based lawyer, Mr Olukoya Ogungbeje, on Oct. 28, filed a suit seeking an order restraining further proceedings in the inquest pending the determination of a substantive suit at the FHC.

Listed as respondents in the suit arethe Lagos State Government, the Attorney-General of the State, Mr Ade Ipaye and Magistrate Oyetade Komolafe.

At the resumed hearing of the case on Thursday, the counsel representing the respondents, Mr Akinjide Bakare, informed the court that he had just filed his counter affidavit to the applicants processes.

He said that he had served the counter-affidavit on the applicant in the open court.

In response, counsel to the applicant, Mr Nelson Okedinachi, confirmed service of the respondents processes on him in court, but said that he would require time to file his response.

Consequently, Justice Ibrahim Buba adjourned the suit till Nov. 10 to enable parties regularise, before hearing of the suit.

NAN reports that at the last adjourned date, Buba had refused to grant an application by Ogungbeje for an interim order restraining the coroners court from further sitting until the suit was heard.

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Court hears suit to stop Synagogue inquest Nov 10

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