Alagwu Refutes Tunde Ayeni’s Claim Of Out-of-Court Settlement

An Abuja-based lawyer, Bar Adaobi Alagwu, has refuted claims by a former chairman of the defunct Skye Bank Plc, Mr Tunde Ayeni, that she is seeking an out-of-court settlement in the ongoing legal battle between them.

She described the claims as false, malicious and entirely unfounded.

Ayeni and Alagwu have been embroiled in a contentious dispute, following Ayeni’s denial of paternity of her daughter, a matter which the FCT Customary Court in Dawaki declined jurisdiction to hear.

Both parties are currently before the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Gwagwalada, in a separate case involving a disputed property. The matter, initially scheduled for November 25, 2025, has been adjourned to January 28, 2026, due to the court’s inability to sit.

Last Monday, Ayeni released a statement alleging that Alagwu had approached his friends and associates in an attempt to negotiate an out-of-court settlement, warning them to refrain from any involvement since the matter is already before the judiciary.

But in a rebuttal issued yesterday, Alagwu dismissed Ayeni’s assertions as a deliberate misrepresentation of facts, insisting that she had never at any time initiated, authorised, or entertained any conversation about private settlement directly or indirectly.

She stated that no individual was appointed to speak on her behalf, adding that the purported claims circulating in the media “should be disregarded in their entirety.”