On Wednesday, the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting at Jikwoyi issued a restraining order to the Federal Government, preventing them from proceeding with their plan to demolish Trademore Estate, Lugbe. The estate, which was identified as a natural pathway for floods, filed an ex-parte application through their legal team led by Prof. Mike Ozekhome, SAN. Justice Zubairu Mohammed delivered the court's ruling, granting an interim injunction that prohibits all defendants, their employees, agents, officials, and anyone claiming authority from them, from trespassing or demolishing Trademore Estate (also known as Plot 1981, Sabon Lugbe, Abuja).
Cited as 1st to 4th defendants in the motion marked: M/1162/2023, are; the Minister of FCT, the Federal Capital Territory Development Authority (FCDA), Abuja Metropolitan Management Council (AMMC) and the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC).
The court also ordered all parties involved to maintain the existing state of affairs until the substantive lawsuit brought by the estate is heard and determined. It is worth noting that on June 23, heavy rainfall caused 116 houses in the estate to be submerged, prompting the declaration of the estate as a "disaster zone" by the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), Mr. Olusade Adesola, on June 27. Adesola assured that the FCT administration would address the problem. Similarly, the Executive Secretary of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), Malam Shehu Ahmed, announced plans to demolish all structures situated on waterways throughout the nation's capital. Ahmed stated that buildings within the Trademore Estate had been previously marked for demolition on multiple occasions, accompanied by warnings and eviction notices for the residents to vacate.
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