By Vivian Okejeme Abuja
Justice S. B. Bawa of the high court of Nasarawa State, has ordered the Inspector-General of Police and the Director-General of the Directorate of State Services(DSS) to restrained from gaining access to a disputed property at 1, Mekong Close, Maitama District, Abuja.
The court extended the order to a staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, Ms Asabe Waziri, the Commissioner of Police in FCT and the Commissioner of Police in charge of FCID, Aina Emmmanuel.
The plaintiff in the suit, Abeh Signatures has been engaged in a battle with Waziri over the purchase of two flats in the property for over two years.
The Waziri, the IGP, DSS, CP FCT and CP FCID were 1st to 5th defendants in the suit before the court.
Justice Bawa, after listening to counsel to Abeh Signatures, Barrister D. I. Oguamdinma, held, “That leave is hereby granted to the applicant restraining the 2nd to 4th Respondents either through their agents and and officers to Stay Further Action To wit-Maintain Status Quo ante bellum in respect to subject matter of the suit in relation to the Applicant until the determination of Motion on Notice.
“That leave is hereby granted to the applicant restraining the 2nd to 5th Respondents jointly and severally from Further Inviting, Arresting And Detaining the Applicant’s Directors, staff and workers on the subject matter of this suit pending the determination of Motion on Notice.”
The court fixed the hearing of the case to 3rd July, 2024.
About two weeks ago, Senior Counsel to the properry firm, Barrister Victor Giwa had cried out over harrasment and intimidation by the police against him and other staff of the property company.
Barriater Giwa, who was detained for five hours debunked news making round that he was detained for disobedience to court order and judgement of the court of appeal in the case involving Asabe Wazirri and Abeh signature Limited in appeal No: CA/ABJ/CV/246/2022 regarding a property in Maitama.
The lawyer, after his release from the Force Criminal Investigation Department, FCID area 10 Abuja, said the reason for his detention by FCID Commissioner of Police, Mr Aina Emmanuel, the special Enquiry bureau (SIB) was because he was irritated by the letter from Giwa’s chamber.
Victor Giwa visited the senior police officers who had earlier sent some police officers into his client’s premises to arrest one of the staff of his company, Abeh Signature apartment.
