The Chief Executive Officer of Lionstone Offshore Services Limited, Mr. Amaechi Ndili and his wife, Mrs. Njide Ndili, who were being prosecuted at
The Chief Executive Officer of Lionstone Offshore Services Limited, Mr Amaechi Ndili and his wife, Mrs Njide Ndili, who were being prosecuted at Lagos Special Offences Court, Ikeja have lamented what they called malicious persecution by the police.
According to the matter, Lionstone and Hercules in 2012 entered into a Joint Bidding Agreement, pursuant to which Lionstone would bid on work in the Nigeria oil services sector and both parties would collaborate on the execution. However, the defendants are contending that despite the clear stand of the law, and judgments of superior courts that the police have no business in adjudicating on business disputes or recovering civil debts, the police have continued on the matter.
“In a bid to enforce the arbitral award, Hercules approached the Federal High Court, Lagos in suit number FHC/L/CS/1461/2017, and the matter is currently before the Court of Appeal in appeal number CA/LAG/CV/344/2019.