Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has been restrained from razing more buildings by Justice SA Amobeda of a Federal High Court in Kano.
Saminu Muhammad, a resident of Kano, filed the ex-parte motion with the help of his attorney.
Following the motion, the court ordered the state government and its representatives to stop demolishing more buildings along BUK Road.
The government’s plans to demolish the applicant’s property, which is situated on Nos. 41 and 43 Salanta along BUK Road in Kano, were explicitly halted by Amobeda.
Respondents included in the lawsuit include the Attorney General, Solicitor General, Governor, State of Kano, Bureau of Land Management, and State Government.
Others named in the lawsuit are the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Nigeria Police Force, the Inspector-General of Police, the Kano State Urban Planning and Development Authority, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
After hearing the application made by the applicant’s attorney, Prof. Nasiru Aliyu, SAN, the court ordered an expedited hearing of the matter and postponed the lawsuit to July 10, 2023.
The court’s order states: “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
“That the Court hereby grants the bailiff of the Court permission to serve the 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th Respondents with all processes and all subsequent processes in the suit through any staff or officer in the office of the 1st and 2nd Respondents and declares the service to be valid, personal, and proper.”
“That the Court is made granting leave to the Court’s bailiff to serve the 7th and 8th Respondents with all initial processes and all subsequent processes in the suit through the office of the 9th Respondent and deeming the service as valid, personal, and proper.”
Additionally, it stated that all subsequent proceedings in the lawsuit should be served on the 10th and 11th respondents through the office of the 12th respondent, with the service being deemed legal, proper, and personal.
