Bizman Sued Over Alleged Failure To Pay Lawyer’s Professional Fees

LAGOS – A businessman, Ademola Akinyemi, who is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Farmcenta Global Investments Limited, has been dragged before a Lagos State High Court, over alleged failure to pay several millions of Naira, being a professional fee and other expenses incurred. 

Ademola was slammed with the suit marked LA/ ADR/5778/2025, by Barrister Olabiyi Ademola. 

Joined as Ademola’s co-defendants are: Farmcenta Global Investments Ltd; Ademola Akinyemi; Mr. Iyke Otugo and Temitope Abiodun Akinyemi, listed in the suit as first, third and fourth defendants. 

The claimant, Barrister Olabiyi is asking the court for the followings reliefs and orders against the defendants jointly and severally: a declaration that the defendants are jointly and severally liable to the claimant in the sum of N20,000,000 (Twenty Million Naira) being the unpaid balance of the Claimant’s professional fees for all legal services rendered to the Defendants since inception to the year 2024. 

“An order of the court directing the defendants to jointly and severally pay the claimant the sum of N20,000,000 (Twenty Million Naira) being the unpaid balance of the claimant’s professional fees for all legal services rendered to the defendants since inception to the year 2024. 

“An order of the Court directing the Defendants to jointly and severally pay interest on the aforesaid sum of N20,000,000 (Twenty Million Naira) at the rate of 21% per annum from 16th day July, 2024 till the date of judgment and thereafter at the rate of 18% per annually till liquidation.” 

The claimant, Olabiyi averred in his statement of claim that: “the defendants approached him based on his excellent track records to the satisfaction of the defendants, and retained his legal services with respect to all legal matters/actions in courts of law and other Law Enforcement Agencies In Nigeria. 

“That upon the defendants’ instructions, and based on mutual understandings between parties herein, the Claimant commenced legal representations to the defendants in all Legal actions involving the defendants. And that the legal services rendered to the defendants included but not limited to the following: “representation of the defendants in proceedings at the Magistrate Courts, State High Courts and the Federal High Courts as hereinafter listed: suit No: FHC/L/372/2023, Inspector General of Police VS Ademola Louis Akinyemi & ORS before Honourable Justice Y. BOGORO of the Federal High Court of Nigeria; Suit no: LD/13414MFHR/2022, Akinyemi Ademola Vs Inspector General of Police & 4 ORS, before Honourable Justice O. F AIGBOKHAEVBO of the High Court of Lagos State; Appeal No: CA/LAG/CV/1217/2022. Akinyemi Ademola Vs. Inspector- General of Police & 4 ORS; charge No: FRN/L/143C/2023. Inspector General Of Police Vs. Ademola Akinyemi and one other, before Honourable Justice Lewis-allagoa of the Federal High Court of Nigeria; Just to mention but few.