Justice Mohammed Zubairu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Monday restrained the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, and others from selling a landed property in the city.
The property is located at Plot No. 4411, Cadastral Zone A09, Guzape District, Abuja.
The judge made the order following an ex-parte motion moved by counsel to the applicant, Reuben Atabo (SAN).
The applicant, Nextdora Nigeria Limited, listed Mr. Eric Anyamene Nnamdi, Hajiya Bilikisu Mallam, Wike, and Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) as respondents in the suit.
The certified true copy of the order in the motion ex-parte marked: M/16807/2024 was made available to journalists on Tuesday.
Justice Zubairu, a vacation judge, held that he was inclined to grant the application in the interest of justice and the spirit of fair hearing.
He said: “The interim order of injunction is to last for a few days pending when all parties are served and appear before this court for the hearing of the motion on notice.
“Consequently, an order of interim injunction is hereby made restraining the defendants/respondents whether by themselves or agents. privies, servants, workmen and any person howsoever called acting on their behalf from trespassing into and interfering with the claimant’s exclusive possession of the properly.”
He said the order subsisted pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.
“In the same vein, prayers 2, 3, and 4 are granted as prayed,” he added.
The judge, who directed that the motion on notice already filed before the court be served on all the defendants, adjourned the case till December 30 for a hearing of the substantive suit.