The case between members of Afor Oru Timber Dealers Association, Ahiazu Mbaise (appellants), and Nze Raymond Erege and others (respondents) involved a dispute over the land where the timber market is situated.
Unsatisfied by an earlier ruling by an Owerri High Court, the appellants had proceeded to the Court of Appeal, Owerri Division, for a stay of proceedings.
However, despite full knowledge of the application for stay of proceedings pending in the Court of Appeal, the judge sat on the matter on July 24, 2025 and issued an order of bench warrant against the appellants.
