A Federal High Court in Kano, under the leadership of Justice S.A. Amobeda, has issued an Ex-Parte Motion, restraining Governor Engr. Abba Kabir Yusuf and the Kano State government from carrying out further demolitions of structures and properties within the state.
POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the motion was filed by concerned citizen Saminu Muhammad, represented by his lawyer.
Acting upon this motion, the court directed the Kano State government and its agents to immediately halt the demolition of various buildings situated along BUK Road.
Justice S.A. Amobeda specifically ordered the Kano State government to abandon its plans to demolish properties located at No. 41 and 43 Salanta, along BUK Road in Kano.
Multiple respondents were named in the lawsuit, including the Attorney-General of Kano State, the Solicitor General of Kano State, the Governor of Kano State, the Kano State government, and the Kano State Bureau for Land Management. Additionally, the Kano State Urban Planning and Development Authority, Inspector-General of Police, Nigeria Police Force, Commissioner of Police, Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps were all listed as respondents.
Following arguments presented by the Applicant’s Counsel, Prof. Nasiru Aliyu, SAN, the court ordered an expedited hearing of the case and adjourned the proceedings to July 10, 2023.
The Order partly reads: “That Order of this Court is hereby made in the interim restraining the Respondents by themselves, agents, servant or proxies whatsoever called from encroaching, trespassing, entering, invading, demolishing or revoking the Applicant’s titles or doing any other act in respect of the Applicant’s property No. 41 and 43 situate at Salanta, along BUK Road, Kano, Covered by Certificate of Occupancy No. KNMLO8228 and Certificate of Occupancy No. KNMLO8229 pending the hearing and determination of the Originating Motion.
” That Order of this Honourable Court is hereby made granting leave to the bailiff of this Court to serve the 3rd, 4h, 5h, and 6th Respondents with all processes and all subsequent processes in this suit through any staff or officer in the office of the 1st and 2hd Respondents and deeming the service as valid, personal and proper.
“That Order of this Honourable Court is made granting leave to the bailiff of this Court to serve the 7th and 8th Respondents with all processes and all subsequent processes in this suit through the office of the 9th Respondent and deeming the service as valid, personal, and proper.
“That Order of this Honourable Court is hereby made granting leave to the bailiff of this Court to serve the 10th and 11th Respondents with all processes and all subsequent processes in this suit through the office of the 12th Respondent and deeming the service as valid, personal, and proper.
” Accelerated hearing is hereby ordered.
” That Order of this Court and all the processes in this suit shall be served on the Respondents.
“That the matter is adjourned to 10AM July 2023 for Hearing.”
