Leadnaija
The High Court of Rivers State, sitting at the Port Harcourt Division and presided over by Honourable Justice E. Thompson in suit number PHC/797/2024, has struck out a case filed by a group of persons praying to take over certain properties belonging to a spiritual organisation.
The court described the request as incompetent.
The group of persons is presently challenging the authority and leadership of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, headquartered in Calabar and founded by its spiritual leader, Olumba Olumba Obu.
The group had approached the High Court seeking enforcement of their fundamental rights against Olumba Obu by way of an originating summons.
The applicants filed the matter sometime in June 2023 and sought the enforcement of their fundamental rights to worship at and own Brotherhood of the Cross and Star worship centres located at Ogunabali Bethel, Ekwe Street Bethel, 175 Ikwere Road Bethel, and Akpajo Bethel, all in Rivers State.
Counsel to the applicants, E. E. Obomanu Esq., filed the case, naming Bishop Rowland Olumba Obu, Bishop Emmanuel Ogwutum, the Inspector General of Police, and the Commissioner of Police, Rivers State, as the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Respondents, respectively.
