Court Orders Kano Gov to Stop Further Demolition of Buildings

 


A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has ordered Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to stop demolishing structures and property in the State.

The State Government, upon assumption of duty on May 29, embarked on massive demolition of buildings approved by former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, branding them as illegal structures


The court granted a Motion Ex-Parte, filled by Saminu Muhammad, which prayed the court to restrain the Kano State Government and its agents from demolishing some buildings located along BUK road.



The court, presided over by Justice S.A. Amobeda, at the weekend, granted the Ex-Parte Motion, stopping the state from further demolishing of structures in the state.



The judge also ordered the state government to stop plans of demolishing the applicant’s property located at No. 41 and 43 Salanta, along BUK road.


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 are respondents joined in the suit.


Other defendants in the case include: 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.


The Court after listening to the Motion moved by the Applicant’s Counsel, Prof. Nasiru Aliyu, SAN, ordered an accelerated hearing of the case and adjourned the suit to July 10.


“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.”

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