Nollywood Actor, Emeka Ike's School Seized By Court
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According to MaestroMedia,
popular Nigerian Actor turned educationists school located at 1,
Raji Olamideji Crescent, Magodo beside PMS filling station on CMD road,
was shut down or better still taken possession of by the court last week
Friday, January 24, 2014 after a protracted court case that lasted all
of 5 years.
MetroMedia reports that, Emeka had had a running battle with the owners of the property where the school is located. A legal battle which had lasted 5 years, during which the well known actor refused to pay the rent due to the property owners.
The school St. Nicholas College, a secondary school was established in 2008 by the ace actor. And according to reports, Emeka was supposed to have invested about N200 million in the establishment and running of the school.
Sources has it that all through the years of the school existence Emeka, his wife and the school had been engaged in one unconfirmed allegation after the other. Some allegations like:
MetroMedia reports that, Emeka had had a running battle with the owners of the property where the school is located. A legal battle which had lasted 5 years, during which the well known actor refused to pay the rent due to the property owners.
The school St. Nicholas College, a secondary school was established in 2008 by the ace actor. And according to reports, Emeka was supposed to have invested about N200 million in the establishment and running of the school.
Sources has it that all through the years of the school existence Emeka, his wife and the school had been engaged in one unconfirmed allegation after the other. Some allegations like:
- School management's refusal to pay salary arrears of staff & teachers. The school most of the time owed as much as up to 6 months salaries.
- Emeka Ike, who is proprietor of the school was also alleged of employing unqualified & non professional teachers in a school, where parents paid exorbitant school. Reports also has it that at a point, many parts of the school building were serious state of disrepair.
- Another report was that only about 13 students remained in the school before the school was finally sealed up.
Everything finally came to a head last week, when court bailiffs acting
under instructions took possession of the school. Just before sealing
it, they were reported to have carted away a few of the valuables that
were still in the school, like the school bus, a few air-conditioners
and some furniture.
As at the time of filing this report, some of the remaining things that the bailiffs couldn't cart away are all still outside the school premises littering the frontage.
As at the time of filing this report, some of the remaining things that the bailiffs couldn't cart away are all still outside the school premises littering the frontage.
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