By Akin kuponiyi.
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos south west Nigeria, has reserved ruling till November 19, 2015 to decide the case filed by Mr. Buruji Kashamu against the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA and the Attorney General of the Federation, AGF.
Kashamu is seeking an order of perpetual injunction barring the NDLEA and the AGF from taking over his properties, including a 24-flat housing estate at Egbe and several hectares of land on Lekki Peninsular, Lagos, worth over N20bn.
Justice Ibrahim Buba adjourned for ruling today following argument from the parties. The AGF, in its preliminary objection, described Kashamu’s suit as premature, incompetent and an abuse of court processes and asked the court to dismiss it.
A counsel from the office of the AGF, Mr. Oyin Koleosho, said Kashamu failed to substantiate his claim that the AGF had or was about to take possession of his properties.
“It is our contention that the averments made by the applicant there are no evidences backing them up.” There is nothing to show that the applicant has been prevented from owning properties or is about to be divested of the ones he owns.
Therefore he urge the court to dismiss the applicant’s suit with substantive cost,” Koleosho said
The AGF also challenged the subject matter on jurisdiction of the court to entertain Kashamu’s case.
Koleosho argued that since Kashamu’s case bordered on landed property title, the Federal High Court had no jurisdiction to entertain it.
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