But for the absence of the trial judge, Justice Muhammad Liman, the proposed arraignment of the Globacom company and it’s Chairman, Chief Mike Adenuga (Junior) would have begun in earnest.
Justice Liman was said to have been in a meeting with other judges of the court, and unable to sit over the matter.
THE OBSERVERS TIMES reports that Consequently, parties in the suit B. Ladapo and A. I. Adepoju, settled for next week Wednesday, March 17 for possible arraignment.
The Federal Government of Nigeria through National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency, NESREA, had dragged Chief Mike Adenuga (Junior) and his company before the court over alleged environmental pollution.
The prosecutor in a charge numbered FHC/L/51C/2020, alleged that “Globacom is constructing and operating telecom masts without conducting site-specific Environmental Audit.
The action is said to be in violation of Section 5 (2) of the National Environmental (Standards for Telecommunication and Broadcast Facilities) Regulations, 2011.”
The charge against both Adenuga and his company reads:
“that you Globacom Limited of Mike Adenuga Towers, Mike Adenuga Close, Victoria Island, Lagos and You Mr Mike Adenuga (Junior), the Managing Director of Globacom Ltd of the same address operate Base Transceiver Stations
(BTS)/ Masts described as LGS351, situated at 20 Owolegbon Street Atunrase Estate, Gbagada, LGS457 situated at No. 8 Adebisi Okunwa Oladapo Avenue, Along Command Road, Magodo, LGS443 situated at River Valley Estate,
Behind Unilag Estate, Magodo GRA, LGS376 situated at 31 Olaosebikan Street, Agility Mile 12, LGS393 situated at No 1 Bisi Obadina Street, Omole Phase 1, LGS109 situated at Open Space, behind Total Filling Station, LGS096
situated at 17, Church Street, Magodo Isheri Phase 1, LGS020 situated at Plot 3 Akinlabake Street, Akere Estate Oworonshoki Lagos, LGS021 situated at No 4, Kolawle Eboda Street, off Ogunseinde Street, Ketu, LGS025 situated
at Plot 8, Tony Asije Street, Ogudu GRA, Lagos, LAG862 situated at 11/13 Jesus Street, Ifako Gbagada, LAG804 situated at 22b, Eluku Road, Agbowa Ikosi all in Lagos State within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court without
conducting site specific Environmental Audit of any of the base transceiver stations. You hereby commit an offence contrary to section 5(2) of the National Environmental (Standards for Telecommunications and Broadcast Facilities) Regulations, 2011 and punishable under Section 11 (2) of the same Regulations”.