Owners of properties at the XK Apo Layout, Apo District of Abuja, have dragged the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to court over alleged illegal seizure and occupation of their properties by the police.

The landowners, in a fundamental right enforcement suit they lodged before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, are demanding N50 million compensation from the IGP over alleged forceful, illegal seizure and occupation of their land by the Police.

Plaintiffs in the suit, Yusuf Goya, and Aminu Isah, who filed the action on behalf of the “Incorporated Trustees of Apo XK Extension Residents Association”, want the court to order the Nigeria Police Force to vacate their properties consisting of over 200 plots of land in the XK Apo Layout.

In a 13-paragraphed affidavit they attached in support of the suit, the plaintiffs told the court that following a judgment of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal delivered on August 13, 2014, in suit No. CA/A/462/2011, they were declared as bonafide owners of the properties that were seized by Police.

They told the court that the appellate court verdict was enforced on October 12, by evicting the judgment debtors, ENL Consortium Limited, from the property which was the subject of the dispute, and handed over to them.

According to the plaintiffs, “From October 12, 2017, the applicants and other owners of the properties occupied and resided in peace until the 28th of October, 2017 when the Police invaded the property, ejected the applicants and forcefully occupied it on behalf of ENL Consortium Ltd adjudged as defaulters by the Court of Appeal.

“That in addition to the forceful eviction, the Nigeria Police locked the gates that serve as the entry points to the land to prevent the applicants and other house owners from returning to their homes”. The plaintiffs, through their lawyer, Mr. Valentine Offia, maintained that action of the Police amounted to aiding the judgment debtors to contravene the express orders of the Court of Appeal.

Aside from the IGP, other defendants in the suit are the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCDA), Federal Housing Authority (FHA) and ENL Consortium Limited. However, in a swift reaction, the IGP, through his lawyer, Mr. David Igbodo, told the court that Police took possession of the property to prevent the break down of law and order.

The matter has been fixed for hearing on February 5, 2018. Meanwhile, the plaintiffs, in a peaceful protest they staged in Abuja over the weekend, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intervene in their matter.

One of the landowners, Mrs. Mary Sadoluwe, who spoke on behalf of the others, told newsmen that she operated a school in the layout until it was demolished along with other buildings in the XK Apo Layout, Apo District of Abuja.

According to her, residents and property owners in the XK Apo Layout, Apo District took the matter to court, which gave judgment in their favour. She said the judgment of the trial court was challenged at the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, which also delivered judgement in favour of the landowners.

“After two weeks of occupation of the property, we were driven out by the same police that helped us to enforce the judgment of the Court.

“We are calling on the government of President Muhammadu Buhari, who is out to fight corruption to come to our aid by calling the police to order”, Mrs. Sadoluwe added.


Read More:https://peachessence.com/abuja-landowners-take-inspector-general-police-court-illegal-seizure-property/

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it's like this country is on autopilot. When you have the power just flex it as you want. Nothing is working.

Hmmm... Buying property in Abuja is very risky. You need to investigate well before such purchase is made.

pinkcottoncandy:
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People have not come back...

Nigerian police is a disgrace

That is why I don't buy property in Abuja. Some years back El-Rufai demolished properties worth billions of naira and afterwards he sowed flowers there. See selfish politicians.

All old and serving politicians want to have properties in Abuja. If there is no more space they demolish common Nigerians properties and sell it to themselves.

Very soon Buhari will relocate his cows from Daura to Abuja.

Give it up for the World's Worst Police Force (WWPF).... They are never on the news for something good.







If you still have hope that this country will get better,.... I'm sorry you really need your brain checked.

Stupid set of lawless individuals.

Hmmmmm

Buhari and cohort are scammers.

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People have not come back...

Come back from where ? It's an online forum, not an office in ojuelegba

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Come back from where ? It's an online forum, not an office in ojuelegba

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That is how Abuja used to look like in festive period
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MW, a lot of people have traveled to village for celebration and network over there is an issue.

pinnket:
Give it up for the World's Worst Police Force (WWPF).... They are never on the news for something good.







If you still have hope that this country will get better,.... I'm sorry you really need your brain checked.

Go and drink your ogogoro, I know that is what is on your mind... Harmattan is here!

Ok

All is well

Nigeria's embarrassing police! How could you take possession of someone's property with the excuse you're preventing the breakdown of law and order?

There's no legal premise for that. The legal thing the police would have done is to safeguard the properties of the legitimate owners and provide protection to the property and not seize it. This is what obtains in international police practice anywhere.

Nigeria police is an embarrassment to police worldwide.

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Dubai is already ahead on this.

Really

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I don't see them wining in this contest.

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