Children of late Isyaku Ibrahim sue Wamba Chief over alleged inheritance denial

By Jude Opara, Abuja

Two children of late Alhaji Isyaku Ibrahim, Amina and Ahmed have dragged Dr. Musa Wen Ibrahim, a former Permanent Secretary and the traditional ruler of Wamba, Nasarawa State, Alhaji Lawal Musa Nagogo to court over alleged exclusion from their late father’s property.
In a suit at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja No. CV/4235/25 — Amina Isyaku Ibrahim & Ahmed Isyaku Ibrahim v. Dr Musa Wen Ibrahim & HRH Lawal Musa Nagogo — the siblings, represented by their Counsel Dr. Charles Adeogun-Phillips, SAN, are alleging discrimination on the grounds of religion and gender in the administration of their late father, Alhaji Isyaku Ibrahim’s estate.
The late Alhaji Isyaku Ibrahim, a distinguished businessman and philanthropist was a practising Muslim who also married Mrs. Charlotte Jamila Ibrahim, a practising Christian, in Monrovia, Liberia, under statutory law in 1974. Their marriage reflected unity and mutual respect across faiths.
Their children, Amina and Ahmed, were raised in an inter-faith household that embraced both Christian and Muslim traditions as part of one inclusive family.
However, following the death of their father in August 2025, the appelants allege that they were excluded from inheritance discussions by the respondents on account of their Christian faith, and that, in Amina’s case, her gender was cited as an additional ground for exclusion.
Their claim touches on Sections 38 and 42 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (1999, as amended), which guarantee freedom of religion and protection from discrimination, as well as Articles 2 and 3 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (Cap A9, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004).