Court Restrains Kwara From Taking Over Ile Arugbo

Kwara High Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital has
restrained the state government from taking over Ile-Arugbo.

The court also granted an interim order restraining the
take-over of three plots of landed properties belonging to late Dr
Olusola Saraki.

A High Court had dismissed the suit filed by the plaintiff Asa
Investment Ltd stopping the state government from taking over the
land.

The state government had started construction work on the
disputed land, it was gathered.

In suit number, KWS/112/2021 filed by Asa Investment and one
other, against Governor AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman, Kwara State House
of Assembly, Attorney General of Kwara state, Director General,
Kwara state Bureau of lands and Inspector General of Police, the
plaintiffs prayed the court for an interim injunction “restraining
the defendants/respondents either by themselves, their
officers/employees, servants, contractor/construction company,
agents, privies or their successors in title or any other person
known or unknown claiming in trust or in contractual
reference/services for the defendants/respondents from taking over
possession or occupation and entering the plot of lands in dispute
in this suit with intention/desire to construct, build, erect or
commence any type of building, office, structure on the plots nos
1,3 and 5 with TPS/MISC.129A Survey plan no KWSH927 and land: G1071
and land G1071 situate, lying and being at Ilofa Road, GRA Ilorin.
Kwara state beside the Civil service clinic, pending the hearing
and determination of the Motion on Notice for interlocutory
injunction.

“An order of interim injunction mandating the
defendants/respondents to maintain status quo ante bellum by not
doing anything including construction on plots Nos 1,2 and 5 with
TPS/MISC.129A, Survey Plan No KWSH927 and land; G1071 situate,
lying and being at Ilofa Road, GRA Ilorin, Kwara state beside Civil
Service Clinic, pending the hearing and determination of the motion
on notice.”

Presiding Judge Adenike Akinpelu granted the order and adjourned
the case to April 19, 2021.

Kwara High Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital has
restrained the state government from taking over Ile-Arugbo.

The court also granted an interim order restraining the
take-over of three plots of landed properties belonging to late Dr
Olusola Saraki.

A High Court had dismissed the suit filed by the plaintiff Asa
Investment Ltd stopping the state government from taking over the
land.

The state government had started construction work on the
disputed land, it was gathered.

In suit number, KWS/112/2021 filed by Asa Investment and one
other, against Governor AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman, Kwara State House
of Assembly, Attorney General of Kwara state, Director General,
Kwara state Bureau of lands and Inspector General of Police, the
plaintiffs prayed the court for an interim injunction “restraining
the defendants/respondents either by themselves, their
officers/employees, servants, contractor/construction company,
agents, privies or their successors in title or any other person
known or unknown claiming in trust or in contractual
reference/services for the defendants/respondents from taking over
possession or occupation and entering the plot of lands in dispute
in this suit with intention/desire to construct, build, erect or
commence any type of building, office, structure on the plots nos
1,3 and 5 with TPS/MISC.129A Survey plan no KWSH927 and land: G1071
and land G1071 situate, lying and being at Ilofa Road, GRA Ilorin.
Kwara state beside the Civil service clinic, pending the hearing
and determination of the Motion on Notice for interlocutory
injunction.

“An order of interim injunction mandating the
defendants/respondents to maintain status quo ante bellum by not
doing anything including construction on plots Nos 1,2 and 5 with
TPS/MISC.129A, Survey Plan No KWSH927 and land; G1071 situate,
lying and being at Ilofa Road, GRA Ilorin, Kwara state beside Civil
Service Clinic, pending the hearing and determination of the motion
on notice.”

Presiding Judge Adenike Akinpelu granted the order and adjourned
the case to April 19, 2021.