Nigeria, Dec. 8 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday barred Oluseye Opasanya, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), from representing General Hydrocarbons Limited (GHL) in its ongoing suit against the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) and three others.

In his ruling, the judge, Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa, said Mr Opasanya's appointment by a purported receiver, Seyi Akinwunmi, assigned by AMCON, violated an existing court order restraining the defendants from taking any action against GHL.

Mr Lewis-Allagoa noted that Abiodun Layonu, also a SAN, who filed the suit on behalf of GHL in September, remains the company's valid legal representative.

The judge noted that the 23 September, court order restraining AMCON and its age...