Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Kamba, an Abuja developer, has pledged to file a lawsuit against the Director of Development Control for exceeding his authority and to imprison FCT Minister Barr Nyesom Wike.
The Federal Capital Development Authority demolished a duplex earlier this week at Plot 226, Cotonou Street, Wuse Zone 6, which they said belonged to Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Kamba. They did so because they believed it to be on someone else’s property without a legitimate title.
The developer, however, declared that they would file a contempt complaint against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory for abusing the FCT High Court’s procedures in a press release signed by his attorney, Okechukwu C. Uju-Azorji.
He argued that the property in question belonged to their client’s predecessor in title, who had constructed a guest home (often known as “Boys’ Quarters”) on the plot and was collecting rent for upwards of 25 years before selling and giving the client possession in 2019.
“Alhaji Mohammed Ibrahim Kamba in turn bought the property during the lifetime of the original allottee, Oyebade Lipede.
“When our client commenced the development of the plot including the renovation of the existing guest house, a certain Abuja based legal practitioner took out a Direct Criminal Complaint against our client at the Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja for trespass, claiming that the property belonged to Oyebade Lipede, the late Alake of Egbaland. The suit was dismissed on 1/9/2020 with the Grade 1 Area Court Judge specifically urging the parties to refer the matter to FCT High Court since it has become issue of title to land.
“Rather than bring an action in court for declaration of title to the land, the said Abuja based legal practitioner was busy approaching different segments of the Federal Capital Territory Administration where it has become obvious that he enjoyed the cooperation of some persons, who unfortunately bought into his narrative that the plot belonged to the late Alake of Egbaland.”
The statement added that they would join the Director of Development Control of the FCTA to the pending suit for abuse of office.