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Elders from Obinagu Achalla of Enugwu-Agidi community in Njikoka LGA, Anambra State, have commenced a peace move to end the 70 years old land dispute with the neighbouring Ezinano village, Awka South LGA.
Some elders of the community, who spoke to journalists during a peace meeting, acknowledged the place of peace in the development of any community.
One of the elders, Mr Cyprian Odogwu, 89, said, “We have decided to have round table discussion to broker peace with Awka people. Unfortunately, there are some people that are hellbent to stop us from actualising this peace initiative. Those people are responsible for selling our land anyhow without accounting for them.
“You know, there are people in every society who benefit when there is crisis in the land.
“However, we separated ourselves from those trouble makers and solicit for peace with Awka people for our future generations.”
Ichie Wilson Okeofor, 98, added, “We need peace because we have suffered for this land since 1954 when the case was instituted in London.
“We have spent money over litigation and finally decided to engage in peace negotiations with Ezinano community.
“We are no longer interested in shooting and maiming each other over land matter. We wish to unite with Awka people.
“Those people that are trying to thwart this peace initiative know themselves in the community and they gain much through this selfish approach.”
DAILY POST learnt that both communities have over the years lost properties amounting to several millions as a rest of hostilities surrounding the dispute.
.Says let heaven fall
.Hands Over 50 Vehicles to security agencies
.As Senate orders suspension of ongoing demolition by FCDA
.Summons Wike
Ignatius Okorocha and Favour Ishember, Abuja
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barr Nyesom Wike on Thursday vowed to intensify ongoing demolition of illegal structures in Abuja even as he declared total war on land grabbers.
He said no amount of blackmail from any quarter will stop government current efforts to sanitize property development in the city stressing “let heaven fall”.
Addressing the issue of land allocation in Abuja, the Minister said that his administration will not tolerate blackmail or illegal occupation of government land insisting that anyone seeking to acquire land must follow the proper procedures and obtain formal approval.
He spoke while presenting 50 Hilux vehicles to security agencies in the territory on Thursday in Abuja,
According to him, “let me use this opportunity to tell Nigerians and residents of Abuja we are not afraid of blackmail.
“In fact, you cannot be in this kind of position if you say you don’t want to be blackmailed particularly as regards this Abuja. There are so many land grabbers”
“Some of us have come to put our feet down. Let heaven fall … It is feeling better that heaven comes down now. So I will not be fasting again to go to heaven. We will stop anybody who thinks that he can obtain government land without formal approval. We will not look at your face.
“If you like, you can be a civil rights activist. If you like, you can be a television talker. What is wrong is wrong.
“No amount of blackmail can stop us. People take government property without approval, without document and I have told people that there was a government yesterday, the government did not take any step does not mean that another government will come today and will not take steps. ”
Continuing he said, “What is wrong is wrong. No amount of blackmail can stop us.”
Meanwhile, Wike has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to prioritizing security in Abuja, as he gave out 50 Hilux vehicles to security agencies in the territory.
He stressed that security is the cornerstone of any government, and that his administration is dedicated to providing the necessary logistics to support federal security agencies.
Wike highlighted that the provision of funding in the budget has enabled the purchase of brand-new vehicles for security agencies. In the last three to four months, 50 vehicles were provided, and an additional 50 are being handed over. This brings the total number of vehicles provided to 100.
He noted that his administration is taking a proactive approach to security, rather than reacting to incidents after they occur.
He also noted that the government is working to enhance security in satellite towns, rural areas, and the city.
“So the centre of government is security. But once their people can have confidence that they can sleep with their two eyes closed, then you know that so many other things will follow. Thank you.
“The last three, four months, we gave out 50 of these vehicles to federal security agencies. Now again, we are providing another 50. Brand new, not fairly used.I want to make emphasis on not fairly used. Brand new. And like I said last time, we must not give space.
“We must not allow these criminals to strike before we go in. We have to take the war to them. Let them know that we are serious.
“And so during the 32nd period, make sure that we don’t give them any gap. I don’t want anybody to say because there was no vehicle before we could reach there, something has happened”.
In addition to providing vehicles, Wike’s administration is also building 12 police divisions across the six Area Councils. This initiative aims to strengthen security presence and response times in these areas.
Meanwhile, worried
by the magnitude of destruction of property of residents of Federal Capital Territory Abuja by the authorities of FCDA, Senate on Thursday ordered the Minister of FCT to suspend the exercise.
This is as the upper chamber Senate has set up an adhoc committee to investigate the demolition of buildings in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT by the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA.
It also summoned the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, to appear before it to explain the reasons behind the demolitions, which have made many residents to cry out.
The resolutions followed a motion by Senator Ireti Kingibe (LP FCT), who expressed concern over the illegal demolition of structures in the nation’s capital and called for an immediate stop to further demolitions.
The Red Chamber particularly ordered the FCDA to halt ongoing demolitions of property in the Territory within the next two weeks pending the report of its adhoc committee constituted to probe the issue.
The adhoc committee, to be chaired by the Deputy Senate President, Senator Barau Jibrin, has the Deputy Senate Leader, Senator Lola Ashiru; Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Tahir Monguno, Senator Yahaya Abdullahi, Senator Sahabi Ya’u, Senator Victor Umeh, Senator Jimoh Ibrahim, Senator Idiat Adebule and Senator Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, as members.
The Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who announced the composition of the committee, gave it two weeks to submit its report.
Akpabio while reading the resolution of the Senate, said: “The Senate urges the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) to stop further demolitions of structures, except those ordered by courts of competent jurisdictions, until the adhoc committee constituted by the Senate to ascertain the propriety or otherwise of the exercise concludes its investigation and interface with the FCT administration within the next two weeks.”
Kingibe in her lead debate said that in recent times, the demolition exercise in the FCT was no longer based on reasons that necessitated the demolition.
She urged the Senate to be further concerned that the current demolition in the FCT was not in line with due process of court orders to demolish.
“As such, a cross section of individuals had suffered untold hardships occasioned by massive demolition, which has led to a loss of properties worth billions of naira.
“Also concerned that at the moment, an estate by name, Messrs Paulosa, for which late Colonel Paul Osakpawan Ogbebor is the chairman, is currently under revocation and demolition.
And from reliable information, the said plot of land was allocated to him in 1984 with requisite title document.
“And further concerned that the owner of this estate was a patriotic Nigerian who served the nation meritoriously and one of the first intakes of the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna, with registration Number 001,” Kingibe said.
She urged the Senate to accordingly resolve to urge the FCT administration to halt the ongoing revocation and demolition of the said property, “as it does not fall within the purview of the reasons for the massive demolition being carried by the FCDA.”
Senator Kingibe also advocated that
all demolitions should follow due process while the Senate set up a committee to investigate the matters arising from the demolition.
However, Senator Sunday Karimi (APC Kogi West) in his contribution said the Senate needs to hear from the Minister of FCT, Nyesom Wike, before ordering a halt to the demolitions.
“If you look at this motion, the presenter said, a specific land allocation was mentioned belonging to one Paul Ogbebor.
“We don’t know anything about this thing and we are just coming because of this to tell the minister to stop?
“There is need to investigate this matter before giving any directive. We must hear from the minister. But we have to hear before we say stop demolition.
“Let’s hear from the Minister. You cannot shave a man’s head at his back. We need to hear from the Minister,” Karimi said.
The Chairman Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters, Senator Adeniyi Adegbonmire (APC Ondo Central), however disagreed with Karimi, saying that the request that the Senate should call on the FCT minister to halt further demolitions was in order.
He said: “Mr. President, with respect I disagree with Mr. Karimi. I think we need to be fair to everyone. There is before us an allegation that says certain steps are to be taken which will culminate in demolition. Are we saying that we should allow the place to be demolished while we are trying to look into it?”
In his response, the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio agreed with the chairman Senate Committee on Judiciary and Legal Matters, saying “my thought is in line with yours. If we just say, continue the demolition, and then we start investigation, what are we then investigating?”
He, thereafter, read the resolution of the Senate calling on the FCT Minister to halt further demolitions of property in the FCT pending the investigative report of its adhoc committee chaired by the Deputy Senate President.
Favour Ishember, Abuja
Authorities of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),has challenged those using the Social Media to circulate falsehood about their lands being grabbed by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) to provide genuine evidence that they owned such land.
This was contained in a press statement issued to Daily Champion and signed by Senior Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media to
The Hon. Minister of FCT, Barr Nyesom Wike.
According to the statement, Olayinka, who also cautioned self-appointed social media activists to be mindful of being used to promote false claims, said “The most reasonable thing for anyone to do is to find out from both sides before going public with any issue”
Referring to a recent video being circulated on a land located Life Camp, particularly Plot No. 2241, Gwarimpa District, Cadastral Zone C02, Abuja, the FCT Minister’s Spokesperson challenged those claiming ownership of the land to provide Right of Occupancy or Certificate of Occupancy granted by the FCTA.
Olayinka said; “A construction company, Paulosa Nigeria Limited occupied the land as a temporary office, under a Temporary Right of Occupancy arrangement granted in 1984 (40 years ago).
“For 36 years, the company occupied the land, built permanent structures on it and rented them out without any approval from the government.
“On November 18, 2020, after occupying the land for 36 years without approval, Paulosa Nigeria Limited applied to the then Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, for the conversion of the Temporary Right of Occupancy to a Statutory Right of Occupancy.
“On February 1, 2023, approval was granted to Paulosa Nigeria Limited for a Statutory Right of Occupancy, subject to certain terms and conditions.
“Some of the terms and conditions are; payment of Ground Rent Per Square Meter Per Annum, which was N50K/m² from 2022 to 2023, amounting to N2,332,143; payment of Premium of N500/m², amounting to N11,660,715 and payment of Ground Rent from 1984 to 2021 (37 years), amounting to N43,144,645.
“However, for 20 months, Paulosa Nigeria Limited refused to comply with the terms and conditions for the approval.
“Consequent upon the failure of Paulosa Nigeria Limited to comply with the terms and conditions for approval granted for a Right of Occupancy on the said land, the approval was revoked on October 10, 2024, more than 20 months after it was given.
“From the above, it should be clear that Paulosa Nigeria Limited never at any time, owned the land.
“For instance, if a student who was offered an admission to a university, refused to pay the fees stipulated in the offer of admission, and fulfil other terms and conditions for the admission, can the student have any claim to the studentship of the university?”
While counseling those who are desirous of doing human rights activism to be mindful of being used to peddle falsehood, Olayinka said, “My advice to our social media emergency human rights advocates is that they should always endeavor to investigate claims by whoever that is seeking their service.
“For instance, if the person who took his time to do that video had taken a simple step of investigating further, he would have been well informed, such that he won’t be used to mislead the public.
“The other time, a certain character who went to school in the night to study Baseless Black-market Law, was on the social media, ranting that the FCT Minister grabbed someone’s land.
“If he had studied law properly, he would have taken the proper step of approaching relevant government agencies for information on the said land.
“Our online lawyer would have been properly schooled that when you get allocation for a recreation park, building a school and a church on the land is a clear contravention of the condition for which the land was allocated.”
Holders Zamalek arrived in Uyo on Friday night ahead of their CAF Confederation Cup Group D clash against Enyimba.
The matchday two encounter is slated for the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on Sunday.
The Egyptians defeated Mozambique’s Black Bulls 2-0 in their first group game.
Enyimba suffered a 2-0 loss to another Egyptian outfit, Al Masry, on matchday one.
Black Bulls will entertain Al Masry in the group’s other game also on Sunday.
The top teams in the group will qualify for the quarterfinals.
Sanusi Akinkumi Azeez, a diligent and high-achieving graduate of Lead City University, was showered with accolades and generous gifts upon receiving his first-class degree.
He revealed that two individuals expressed their admiration for his academic success by sending him individual monetary gifts of N50,000 each.
Also, two live turkeys, each valued at N75,000, were given to him to celebrate his remarkable achievement at his convocation ceremony.
Sharing this on his Tiktok page, he wrote …
“Reading affected my social life when I was in school, held tutorial classes and focused on my studies. But today, I give God all the glory because He rewards faithfulness. Glory to God, different people started giving me gifts because of my performance. I’m truly blessed. Today, I want to share with the world: ‘Discover who you truly are and fully express every aspect of your uniqueness; this is your path to living an extraordinary life. Serve God and praise Him at all times. Thank you, Lord, for these precious gifts and for blessing me with the wisdom to shine in my studies.”
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By AKOR SYLVESTER-Abuja
Nigeria and India have entered into partnership to address common challenges related to desertification and land degradation at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification at the Conference of Parties 16 ( UNCCD COP16), taking place at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The Nigerian Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal in a bilateral discussions with his counter part from India, Bhupender Yadav at the sidelines event at COP16 in Riyadh discussed issues related to strengthening cooperation as members of International Alliance and issues related to Energy Access and Transition.
The conference which started on Monday 2nd December, 2024 with 196 countries and the European Union representative includes the Minister of Environment, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Balarabe Abbas Lawal representing Nigeria at the event.
UNCCD COP16 salient mission is to create awareness on global ambition and accelerate action on land and drought resilient through people centred approach.
The Minister stressed the need for India and Nigeria to work as a team to address common challenges related to desertification and land degradation, ultimately contribute to a more robust and sustainable future.
Bhupender Yadav commended Nigerian Minister of Environment, Balarabe Abbas Lawal for his remarkable achievements in the area of combating desertification and land degradation in Nigeria and assured him of India ‘s support in tackling environmental challenges in the two countries.
In a statement signed by Ibrahim Haruna, Director, Press and Public Relations Unit of the ministry, Yadav emphasized that the two countries will work together to address environmental challenges confronting them.
Abia State government says it has commenced survey activities at the site of the proposed Abia International Airport in Nsulu, with a promise to compensate land donors in line with the Land Use Act.
The Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Mr. Chaka Chukwumerije, who stated this while speaking to journalists, said proper enumeration of lands will be done and compensations paid to those whose lands will be used for the project.
Chukwumerije was reacting to the protest by some indigenes of donor communities which took place over the weekend.
He said that the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Caleb Ajagba, and the Special Assistant on Lands and Housing, Okorougo Aji held extensive negotiations with natives covering the seven land donor communities in Nsulu.
According to the Commissioner, a proper understanding was reached with the land donor communities, which included the joint survey activities between the Office of the Surveyor General Abia State and the Nsulu donor communities as represented by their various youth leaders.
“At the commencement of the survey on Saturday, November 30, 2024, some members of the Umunna Nsulu protested not being carried along.
“The Chief of Staff to the Governor was quick to address them and reassured them that anybody that felt he or she had not been carried along will be appropriately engaged,” he said.
A young Nigerian woman has accused the Regional Head of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Ilupeju branch, Pastor Babatunde George, of allegedly stealing her father’s land.
In a trending video, the woman narrated that her father purchased the land in 2002, intending to sell it later to support his children.
However, she claimed the pastor wrongfully took possession of the land, leading to a protracted legal battle that her father eventually lost, despite evidence supporting his ownership.
The woman alleged intimidation and threats from the pastor’s lawyer, who reportedly vowed that her family would never reclaim the land.
She expressed frustration over the perceived oppression from the church and the preacher, lamenting that the ordeal has left her father in poor health.
“Day and night, my father cannot sleep. My dad is suffering and looking older than his age because of stress. This is injustice; we the poor ones do not have a say,” she said.
The video has sparked a public outcry on social media, with many calling for an investigation into the matter. As of now, neither Pastor Babatunde George nor MFM has stated the allegations.
Watch the video below …
McALLEN, Texas — Texas is offering a parcel of rural ranchland along the U.S.-Mexico border to use as a staging area for potential mass deportations under President-elect Donald Trump.
The property, which Texas originally purchased last month, is located in rural Starr County in the Rio Grande Valley. Republican Dawn Buckingham, the Texas Land Commissioner, sent a letter on Thursday to Trump extending the offer.
The land offer is the latest illustration of a sharp divide between states and local governments on whether to support or resist Trump’s plans for mass deportations of migrants living in the U.S. illegally. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles City Council voted to become a “sanctuary” jurisdiction, limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities to carry out deportations.
Texas leaders have long backed aggressive measures on the border to curb crossings, including installing razor-wire barriers and passing a law last year that would allow law enforcement to arrest migrants who cross the border illegally.
“By offering this newly-acquired 1400-acre property to the incoming Trump Administration for the construction of a facility for the processing, detention, and coordination of what will be the largest deportation of violent criminals in our nation’s history, I stand united with President Donald Trump to ensure American families are protected,” Buckingham said in a statement.
Trump has said he plans to begin his deportation efforts on the first day of his presidency. He frequently attacked illegal immigration during his campaign, linking a record spike in unauthorized border crossings to issues ranging from drug trafficking to high housing prices.
There are an estimated 11 million people in the country illegally. Questions remain about how people would be identified and where they would be detained.
The president-elect’s transition team did not say whether they would accept Texas’ offer but sent a statement.
“On day one, President Trump will marshal every lever of power to secure the border, protect their communities, and launch the largest mass deportation operation of illegal immigrant criminals in history,” Karoline Leavitt, the transition spokeswoman for Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance, said Wednesday.
The Texas General Land Office did not respond to a request for comment on the amount paid for the land, but the commissioner stated the previous owner resisted the creation of a border wall.
A 1.5-mile (2.4 kilometer) stretch of border wall was built under Republican Gov. Greg Abbott in 2021 on that land. Buckingham said with the recent purchase, the state has created another easement for more border wall construction.
A young Nigerian lady celebrates her father’s loss of land to thieves after he had vowed not to hand it to her because of her gender.
In a viral tweet, the lady with the username @uxcynn on X (formerly Twitter) expressed joy after her father lost ownership of a piece of land.
She said he had previously refused to pass it down to her because she is a woman; a reason that hurt the lady ever since.
“The land my father said he would never give me cos I’m a woman, they don thief am from him hand. Thank you Jesus 🙏🏾 babydoll 💕 Igbo man think say he sharp, lmaoo,” she wrote.
The post quickly went viral, sparking conversations around gender bias in inheritance and property rights, particularly within certain cultural contexts.
Many users supported her reaction, seeing it as a moment of poetic justice, while others weighed in on traditional attitudes toward inheritance.
Reacting, a social media user, @Chimaizuobi stated, “I’d rather my siblings have it than a stranger though, but it’s all love.”
Another user @obiokeke_ stated, “I remembered when an uncle with a daughter told me my late mum was not supposed to do so much to get a part of her father’s land. i asked if i could help him chase his daughter from whatever he leaves behind after his demise, he said i was rude.”
Determined to put an end to the lingering kingship and land ownership disputes within Ogwashi-Uku in Aniocha south and its neighbouring communities in Delta State, the Commission of Inquiry set up by the state government to look into the crisis has received 30 memoranda.
The Commission which will commence sitting next week has assured communities and stakeholders of its resolve to be fair, neutral and impartial in the conduct of its assignment.
The Chairman of the Commission, Justice Ejiro Emudaino gave the assurance while addressing representatives of the various communities and their legal teams at the inaugural sitting of the commission at the Press Centre, Government House, Asaba.
Justice Emudainowho said the panel was made up of men and women of proven character and integrity and was committed to uncovering facts, examining evidence and hearing all perspectives with fairness.
She said the commission of inquiry would conduct its proceedings with the highest degree of integrity and transparency, adding that it would provide a conducive environment where all voices would be heard, respected and considered in its final findings.
Justice Emudainowho noted that the members of the commission recognized the gravity of its assignment to address complex and deep-rooted issues concerning kingship and land ownership within Ogwashi-Uku and its neighbouring communities.
According to her, the concerns that led to the setting up of the commission of inquiry touched on core identity, heritage and stability within the affected communities’ kingship and land ownership matters which were historical and cultural as well as of economic significance.
She noted that the disputes led to conflicts and disruptions, assuring that the commission of inquiry sought to bring clarity, truth and ultimate peace to the long-standing issues by being neutral and impartial.
Justice Emudainowho advised counsel to the various communities and individuals to represent their clients with decorum with regard to the sensitive nature of the issues and strive for dialogue that advanced understanding even in the face of disagreement.
She called on the media to give professional reportage on the sittings of the Commission of Inquiry with accuracy, fairness and all-sense of responsibility, noting that the way they convey their reports would impact the perception of the public.
Justice Emudainowho solicited the cooperation of the affected communities and urged them to trust the process as the commission’s goal was not to further deepen divisions amongst them but to get to the root cause or causes of disputes with a view to finding an enduring solution to the challenges and promote peaceful co-existence amongst the people.
Some counsels lauded the government for setting up the commission of inquiry to put to an end the lingering kingship and land ownership disputes in Ogwashi-Uku and its neighbouring communities.
They drew the attention of the commission to issues bothering their interest and urged counsel to liaise with the secretariat for any information.
Other members of the Commission of Inquiry include Mrs Ajoritsedere Awosika, Pharmacist Paul Enebeli, Prof Andrew Onokerhoraye, Mr Charles Dike, a Deputy Commissioner of Police and Barr Moses Namo, an Assistant Director, Department of State Services with Barr Gabriel Ikemefuna Eze-Owenz, a Director, Advisory Services, Ministry of Justice as Secretary.
Edo Queens arrived Casablanca, Morocco, on Thursday night ahead of the 2024 CAF Women’s Champions League.
The Nigerian champions announced their arrival on the social media.
“Touchdown in Morocco! We have safely landed and received a warm welcome from our hosts. We’re ready, focused, and excited for the journey ahead!,” the club wrote on X.
Edo Queens will be making their maiden appearance in Africa’s biggest club competition.
Moses Aduku’s side are drawn in Group B with holders Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa, Egypt’s Masar FC and CBE of Ethiopia.
They will take on Masar FC in their opening fixture in Casablanca on Sunday.
The Director General of the Taraba State Geographic Information Service TAGIS, Maaku Joshua, has said the movement from analogue to digital templates in keeping records or properties is in line with best global practices.
Joshua who stated this on Friday in Jalingo, during a capacity building on digital processing of land titling and boosting workforce efficiency and effectiveness, said the exercise was designed to update the knowledge of the participants to embrace the digital way of keeping records.
He pointed out that they have staff in all area offices of the sixteen local government areas of the state who are in turn expected to give background of the exercise including evaluation of the processes.
The DG called on all agencies working with TAGIS to support the initiative of the state Governor Agbu Kefas to ensure that the records of the people are secured.
He, however, said the decision on tax as envisaged by the people would be tackled with a human face by the government, hence the need for Tarabans not to panic.
Benue-born businessman Peter Adejoh has testified before a Benue State High Court in Makurdi that he has never acquired land in his personal name in Mbachume community of Bar Council Ward in Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State in an ongoing land dispute case .
While testifying before Justice Tertsea Kume in suit No: MHC/179/23, Adejoh stated, under cross-examination from the plaintiffs’ counsel, Mbafan Ekpendu, that he does not own any land in that community in his personal capacity.
“I do not personally own any land in Mbachume community. It is a housing estate project for public use between a company I represent, BMC Homes Limited, and the Benue State Government. Personally, as Peter Adejoh, I do not own any land in Mbachume,” he stated.
Adejoh also informed the court that he was unaware of the alleged destruction of economic trees, farms, and properties on the disputed land as claimed by the plaintiffs.
He denied conspiring with the Benue State Government, the Ministry of Lands, Survey and Solid Minerals, or the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Benue State, to harass or arrest anyone on the disputed land.
The defendant further denied the allegation that the Benue State Government sold the land to him in his personal capacity and stated that he has never held any meetings with the Ministry of Lands, Survey and Solid Minerals regarding this matter.
Adejoh also denied personally engaging anyone to use bulldozers or other heavy equipment to destroy or grade the farmland, crops, and economic trees belonging to the plaintiffs.
In their suit, Messrs. Abraham Uwua, Terlumun Tyav, and Terwase Zeku, suing on behalf of themselves and Tse-Agbuu, along with Pastor Cyprian Terwase, suing on behalf of himself and Ikyov/Mbachume, alleged that the Benue State Government intends to compulsorily acquire their ancestral land and sell it to a developer without providing any form of compensation.
The plaintiffs are seeking an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the defendants, their agents, privies, associates, or anyone acting on their behalf from compulsorily taking over the communal land located at Tse Agbuu, Mbachugh, Utur community and Ikyov/Mbachugh, Utur community, all within Bar Council Ward of Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State, for any purpose other than overriding public interest.
The matter has been adjourned to November 28, 2024, for the Benue State Government to open its defense.
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