Oba Owolabi Saheed Momson, the traditional ruler of Agbowa-Ikosi, has filed a motion at the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, seeking to nullify the May 30, 2025, judgment that sacked him from the throne.
In a motion of appeal filed by his lawyer, Gbenga Ojo, the monarch also asked the court to halt the execution of that judgment and reinstate him as the duly recognised monarch pending the determination of his application.
Oba Momson, who was installed as the Abowa of Agbowa-Ikosi by the Lagos State Government in May 2023, said in an affidavit that he was never informed of the appeal that led to his removal and only learned of the judgment through town gossip.
Oba Momson said he was neither served with the Notice of Appeal nor notified of the hearing by the appellants — Prince Babatunde Adenusi and three others — who challenged his emergence as Oba.
He stated that the first time he became aware of any appeal was on June 1, 2025, when some members of the Adenusi family danced around Agbowa town, boasting that he had been removed from office.
The monarch said he was in his palace holding a meeting with his chiefs and Baales when he heard the news. Out of concern, he instructed his lawyers, led by Gbenga Ojo, to investigate.
