court adjourns CAJAAH’s suit against residents Orozo mass estate till February 28

The Judge at Upper Area Court in New Karu, Nasarawa State has adjourned to February 28, 2023, hearing on the suit filed by Cajaah Nigeria Limited, Promoters of Orozo Mass Housing Estate (popularly known as Cajaah Estate) against members of the Executive Committee of the Resident Association over the management of the Estate.

Counsel to the defendant told Journalists after the adjournment that the court moved the Hearing to 28 February, 2023 for further mention of the case.

According to him, Our clients were brought to court based on a direct criminal complaint filed by Cajaah Nigeria Limited, and one of its employees, Mr. Christian Chukwu, who claimed to be the General Manager of the company on the grounds that the Resident Association have refused to allow him take over the entrance gate to the Estate and the security architecture of the Estate. He further informed our correspondent that the defendants and other residents of the Estate bought individual plots from the Promoters of the Estate, where they built their respective houses, and have been able to manage themselves over the years, owing to the failure of the promoters to provide the basic infrastructure in the Estate and its refusal to account for the infrastructure money paid by the defendants and other residents of the Estate.

Rather, the defendants and residents of the Estate have continued to face constant harassment and threat from the General Manager, Mr. Christian Chukwu, in a bid to use thugs to take over the Estate gate and the security architecture of the Estate.

Speaking further, he explained that none of the Directors of the company, including the General Manager who is now fronting for the company lives in the Estate, which calls for concern on why the company and its General Manager would want to forcefully secure a place where they do not live or reside.

Speaking further, he explained that the refusal of the Resident Association to allow the company to hijack the gate and take over the security architecture of the Estate led to the summons of 18 of its Executive Committee Members and security personnels.

He explained that they are prepared to go on with the trial to prove the innocence of the defendants, who have managed the security in the Estate since 2017, and as well know the intention of why the the General Manager of Cajaah Nigeria Limited and its employer want to forcefully take over the security architecture of the Estate.

“By the time we go into trial, we should be able to know why intend to take over the security of the estate and this is why we are in court today”,he said .

Also Speaking, one of the residents, Mrs. Taiwo Ogundele said we are here to support our husbands, we are tired of the constant harassment from the management of Cajaah Nigeria Limited, whose current Managing Director is Muhammadu Sanni Bako III, who is also the Emir of New Karshi, Nasarawa State.

“Our crime is that we bought land and built our houses in the Estate, which has subjected us to continuous harassment by unknown gunmen, who have continued to invade the Estate at the instance of the General Manager of the company.

She claimed that the company has reneged in all its promises to provide the basic infrastructure in the Estate, like the internal road network, perimeter fencing of the Estate, street lightning, water, etc.

“She appealed to the Nasarawa State government and relevant security agencies to come to their aid and rescue them from the endless harassment from the management of Cajaah Nigeria Limited.