Following the demolition a building belonging to the Saraki family, the Kwara state High Court in Ilorin, has on Monday, January 6, granted an ex-parte injunction restraining the state government from further demolition of the property.
The judgement was delivered on Monday in Ilorin, the state capital.
As a result of this, the state government was asked not go near the land, “either to construct or do anything on the land pending the determination of the Motion on Notice".
However, Abdulazeez Ibrahim, one of the family lawyer said that the order is yet to be served on the parties concerned. He attributed this to the fact that the injunction was secured almost at the close of work on Monday”.
“It was true that we secured a court injunction against the state government, but it took place at the closing hours, so no enroll order was available for the concerned parties,” he was was quoted to have said.
Court orders Kwara govt to halt demolition of Saraki’s property
The committee on the review of sales of the state's government's property said that the building lacked proof of payment or right of occupancy. The chairman of the committee, Makanjuola Ajadi, revealed this on Monday, January 6, in a bid to clarify viral controversies and mixed reactions that have been triggered by the government's decision.
Ajadi claimed that based on the findings of the committee, the said land on which the demolished building was once situated, is a part of a larger area of land that housed some public structures.
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