An Upper Area Court in Takum, Taraba State, has ordered one Mr. Ademola Adesokan and 10 others to stop parading themselves as the Executives of the National Cashew Association of Nigeria, NCAN.

The order restrained Ademola and the 10 others including Mr. Olarotimi Ayeka; Chief Akinola Salihu; Alhaji AB Mohammed Demo; Chief Eze Ferdinand; Mr. Giwa Everest; Mr. Yemi Arowolo; Alh. Garuba Ibrahim; Mr. Haruna Aliu; Barrister Habib; Otunba Tola Faseru; Fed. Min. Industry, Trade and Investment.

The order followed an application dated May 6, 2026, brought pursuant to Section 6(6)(a) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), Order V of the Rules of the Honourable Court, and under the inherent jurisdiction of the court, at the instance of G.A. Lot Esq., counsel to the plaintiff/applicant.

The application prayed the court for an order of interim injunction restraining the 1st to 11th respondents/defendants from parading themselves and exercising the powers and duties of the National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN), as well as an interim order restraining the 12th respondent/defendant from recognising or dealing with the 1st to 11th respondents/defendants, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.

After listening to the submissions of G.A. Lot Esq. and reviewing the 18-paragraph affidavit, including Exhibits B, C and D annexed thereto, the court ordered that an interim injunction restraining the 1st to 11th defendants/respondents, their privies, agents, or anybody acting through or on their behalf, from holding themselves out or exercising the powers and duties of the National Cashew Association of Nigeria (NCAN), pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.

An order of interim injunction restraining the 12th defendant/respondent, its agents and privies, from recognising or having any dealings with the 1st to 11th respondents/defendants, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.

Meanwhile, it would be recalled that, in a communiqué jointly signed by the NCAN National President, Dr. Ojo Joseph Ajanaku; National Secretary, Engr. Unekwuojo Augustine Edime; Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Mr. Sunday Uzoechi; and BoT Secretary, Mr. Abraham Adesina, during the association’s 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Abuja, the association announced the expulsion of Mr. Ademola Adesokan over allegations of impersonation and other activities said to contravene its constitution.

Also, the Ajanaku-led NCAN convened a stakeholders’ engagement and Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM), during which it announced the suspension of the Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Irezondu Sunny Stevenson, and the BoT Secretary, Abraham Adesina, while referring their conduct to the disciplinary committee for investigation. (The Guardian)