By Vivian Okejeme Abuja
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court Abuja, Wil July 21, hear applications by parties seeking to join the fundamental rights enforcement suit by Ghanaian investors’ over the River Park Estate in Abuja.
The court will on at adjourned date, hear the separate motions by Adeniran Olatokunbo Ogunmuyiwa, Olakitan Ogunmuyiwa, Paulo Homes Ltd and the Independent Corrupt Practiced Commission (ICPC) to be made parties in the matter, being interested parties.
At the last adjourned date, the court directed the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun, the Commissioner of Police of the FCT, Ajao Saka Adewale, and the Head of the IGP Monitoring Unit at the Force Headquarters, DCP Akin Fakorede not to take any action that will foist a “fait accompli” on the court in the matter while also they were given 72 hours to show cause.
However, not being able to show cause, the court, on Thursday, made a further order the defendants, which also includes the EFCC, the FCT Zonal Commander of the EFCC, Mr Micheal Wetkas, an EFCC investigator, Eunice Vou Dalyop, also an ACE 1; and one Kabiru Baba.
The court restrained them “from interfering with, obstructing, restricting the plaintiffs, their staff and employees, customers or agents from access, use, quiet and peaceful enjoyment of the applicant’s property to wit – Plot No 4, Cadastral Zone E30, Lugbe West otherwise known as River Park Estate, Lugbe, Abuja, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice already filed before this honourable court.”
The suit with reference number FHC/ABJ/CS/1130/2025 was brought by the Ghanaian developers of River Park Estate, JonahCapital Ltd and Houses for Africa Ltd, Samuel Esson Jonah, Kojo Ansah Mensah, Victor Quainoo, and their legal practitioner Abu Arome, seeking, among others, an interim injunction restraining the police, EFCC and other parties before the court.
The suit arose due to several petitions over the alleged trespass and ownership of the estate, which forced the IGP to set up a Special Investigation Panel (SIP) to harmonize and investigate the petitions forwarded by different interests.
The businessmen claimed that after several weeks of sitting, the panel concluded its report and forwarded same to the IGP, who in turn informed the parties through the Principal Staff Officer 1 to the IGP that the report submitted by the SIP will be sent to the Commissioner of Police, Legal to review and look out for criminal and triable offences.
According to the Ghanaian businessmen, Paulo Homes Limited subsequently wrote another petition on the 10th of April 2025 to the IGP alleging the same allegations, which had already been investigated by the SIP.
The Ghanaians also informed the court that despite different letters, such as that of March 20, 2025 and April 16, 2025, sent to IGP Egbetokun and Fakorede, for the release of the investigation report of the Special Investigation Panel conducted by an 11-member team, they have received no reply, instead The Head of the IG Monitoring Unit, Fakorede, allegedly commenced another investigation on the same subject matter, in a bid to alter the report of the 11-man panel of the IGP investigation panel.
They also claimed that despite purporting to be conducting a fresh investigation into the matter, Fakorede, who is a former head of Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), had continued to invite them, harass and intimidate them.
