Emeka Ike has had his fair share of controversies but the latest is the story concerning the closure of his school, St. Nicholas College, Magodo, Lagos, over alleged unpaid rent.
Last Tuesday, the school under the guise of enrolling a student but a member of staff, who pleaded anonymity, confirmed the school was shut down.
He said that there was a court order that sealed the school and no one was allowed inside. According to the source, the school had been shut for about two weeks over an unsettled issue between the landlord and Ike. He, however, added that the case was already in court.
When asked about the students and if they were aware of the development, he said he was not sure but he doubted if the students and their parents knew what was happening before it became a court case.
Another source, who worked around the vicinity and identified himself as Shina, claimed he was there when a task force team came to the school and seized Ike’s property.
“The landlord is actually an old man so his children advised him not to worry himself as they would take up the matter. They called on task force agents and they carried all Emeka Ike’s property, including his cars. He has not even come to check the place out. It was God that saved his Prado Jeep. That Prado is the only vehicle he has now. They packed everything, it is a big problem,” Shina said.
Meanwhile, when Saturday Beats called Ike on the telephone, the actor who was obviously vexed, claimed his school was back in operation.
“You can go back there and check. We are back. Everybody is working. We have got most of our students back. I am in possession of my property.”
Ike said the landlord and bloggers were trying to “spoil” his name, describing the court judgement as a “kangaroo judgement.”
“I am already contesting that judgement. We would need to find out how he got that judgement and what gave him the right to do what he did,” he added.
While insisting the issue wasn’t supposed to be a public knowledge, Ike claimed he had invested so much in the property and wasn’t ready to allow “somebody to rubbish” him just because of his celebrity status.
“The place was just a carcass when we leased it five years ago. It was terrible. We sweated and made it what it is today. Now, after seeing that the place has turned around, the man wants to come and reclaim it just like that.
“We were trying to settle amicably. We had gone for arbitration but before we knew what was happening, the man went and got a kangaroo judgement. I am not going to let the matter die like that. This is a sweat of my youth. I have invested so much in the property. Most of the students are even on scholarship. All my efforts can’t go for nothing,” the actor said.
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