By Stanley Onyekwere
A major legal battle is brewing between the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and property owners in the highbrow Wuse II district of Abuja.
Residents of Kampala Street have formally warned the Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) to halt any planned demolition exercises in the area, stating that proceeding with enforcement would constitute direct contempt of court.
The warning was delivered via a formal legal notice dated June 2, 2026, issued by the law firm of M.P. Anaukyaa & Co., representing six primary claimants led by Mrs. Nnennaya M. Okeke.
In the Legal Dispute: Suit No. CV/1022/26, the underlying conflict centers on prime real estate located on Kampala Street, just off the bustling Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent in Wuse II, Abuja.
The claimants have dragged the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike and Corporate Ideals Properties Limited before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, sitting in the Garki Judicial Division.
According to the claimants’ solicitors, all critical court processes—including the writ of summons, a motion on notice, and Form 48 (notice of consequence of disobedience to court order)—have already been formally served on the defendants. The injunction date was April 2, 2026.
A central pillar of the residents’ warning is an active, subsistence court order issued months prior to the latest friction.
The FCT High Court issued an enrolled order explicitly directing all parties involved in the dispute to maintain the status quo pending the final hearing and determination of the substantive suit.
The Enforcement Warning: Because the AMMC operates under the direct authority and directives of the FCT Minister’s office, the legal team stressed that any enforcement action carried out by the council would directly violate the court’s explicit boundaries.
”Any attempt to carry out any demolition will not only occasion injustice and irreparable damage, but it will amount to total disrespect and disregard of the express order of the court directing that status quo be maintained pending the hearing and determination of the case,” the legal notice firmly stated.
Defending the legitimacy of the neighborhood, the lawyers highlighted that the disputed properties are not makeshift or illegal structures erected overnight.
According to them, they are fully developed, permanent buildings, some of which have stood peacefully in Wuse II for more than 30 years.
To support this claim and prove the long-standing development of the zone, the law firm attached photographic evidence of the targeted buildings to the formal notice sent to the AMMC.
They argued that tearing down properties with decades of existence before a judicial resolution would inflict irreversible financial and structural ruin on the owners, while actively making a mockery of the rule of law.
As of press time, neither the leadership of the AMMC nor the wider FCT Administration has issued a public counter-statement regarding the notice.
The legal standoff is set to intensify when the matter returns to the FCT High Court for its next scheduled hearing.
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