By Vivian Okejeme, Abuja
The Federal Capital Territory Excessive Court docket sitting in Gwarimpa, has ordered events to take care of establishment in a dispute over a property situated at Plot 859A, Cadastral Zone B03, Wuye District, FCT, Abuja.
The property, measuring roughly 70,000m2 is topic of litigation in two fits (SUIT NO. FCT/HC/GWD//49/2026 and SUIT NO. FCT/HC/CV/216/2026) between a property agency, Goldenbird Funding Restricted (Claimant) and Promiseland Constructing and Building Restricted (1st defendant) and Lawrence Emmanuel and the Federal Capital Territory Administration, who’re 2nd and third defendants, respectively.
The swimsuit marked. FCT/HC/CV/216/2026 is between Promiseland Constructing and Building Restricted & 2 Ors V. Goldenbird Funding Restricted & Anor.
Justice Lesley N. B. Wike, ordered events to take care of establishment after Counsel to the Plaintiff, Dr. Lilian Ojimma, complained to the courtroom that regardless of the pendency of the matter earlier than the courtroom, that Promiseland Constructing & Building, aided by officers and males of the Nigeria Police and different brokers and thugs, forcefully took possession of the land, and commenced building of fence and different constructing actions on the land in addition to advertising the property to subscribers.
Within the assertion of declare filed by O. C. Ali, Esq., dated January 22, 2026, the Claimant acknowledged that it was granted a lease of fifty years on the land in 2007 by the Federal Capital Territory Administration and for which it has complied with the phrases and paid floor lease and all obligatory charges imposed by authorities.
As well as, the corporate paid compensation to the natives/indigenes on the land earlier than it took possession in 2007 and has put the land to the permitted and accredited use since then with none incident.
The claimant acknowledged that someday in 2025, the Ministerial Vetting staff of the Federal Capital Growth authority (FCDA) commenced a means of Vetting/verification of paperwork issued to Parks Operators and the Claimant duly complied and submitted all its paperwork for vetting/verification.
The claimant additionally acknowledged that FCDA had claimed that the essence of the train was to sanitize Inexperienced Areas in conformity with the Abuja Grasp Plan and the Parks and Recreation Coverage that requires growth of no more than 18% of growth of the overall land space.
That whereas the train was nonetheless ongoing, the FCT Minister, with out due course of, sub-divided the plot and granted to Promiseland and its sister corporations, who forcefully took possession of a part of the land and began growth actions thereon, whereas fits filed by the events are pending.
Within the means of taking on possession of the land for personal property growth, Promiseland destroyed properties developed on the land by the claimant with due approval from the Division of Growth Management.
Whereas the swimsuit by Promiseland lays declare to the land primarily based on the latest allocation by the FCT Minister, the Claimant in its case, prayed the courtroom for an Order directing the eviction of the first and 2nd defendants, their workmen, brokers and privies or any occupant at their occasion on property.
The claimant additionally prayed the courtroom for an order of perpetual injunction stopping the defendants (together with their brokers, workmen and privies) or any occupant at their occasion from additional interfering with the Claimant’s authorized, helpful, equitable curiosity and peaceable possession of the land.
The claimant additionally prayed for an order of perpetual injunction restraining the third Defendant from perfecting any title to plot 859A, Bo3, Cadestral Zone, Wuye measuring roughly 70.000m2 or any celebration thereof in favour of the first and 2nd Defendant.
The Claimant stated as an funding firm in Nigeria, it invested into the Federal Capital Territory growth in 2007, when the corporate utilized for the Allocation of a leisure land/inexperienced space for administration and growth.
The Claimant additional acknowledged that upon approval of its utility, the claimant executed a Deed of Sub-Lease of Leisure Amenities /Parks with the Abuja Metropolitan Administration Company, Federal Capital Territory Administration, dated the tenth day of July 2007.
The FCDA Administration fully jettisoned the vetting train it initiated and the unexpired lease on the land that was designed as Inexperienced Space beneath the Abuja Grasp Plan and granted the land to non-public corporations for residential objective.
The corporate, by way of its Counsel, acknowledged that: “The Claimant avers that the Deed of Sublease and letter of intent granted to the Claimant title over Plot 859A, Bo3 Cadastral Zone, Wuye District, and FCT Abuja, measuring roughly 70,000m’ for 50 years.
“The Claimant avers that the corporate instantly took over possession of the land and paid full compensation to all of the indigenes and natives resident within the land, to be permitted to fall timber and develop the land in compliance with Authorities directives and that their unexpired time period of lease proper over Plot 859A, Bo3 Cadastral Zone, Wuye District, and FCT Abuja, measuring roughly 70,000m’ stands at 31 years on the time of instituting this swimsuit.
“The Claimant avers that the complete Plot 859A, Bo3 Cadastral Zone, Wuye District, FCT Abuja measuring roughly 70,000m’ is at present preserved and developed by the claimant as a Inexperienced Space and operated beneath the title Golden Hen Park, the utilization options an occasion heart whereby a short lived Marquee has been erected on the land, and gazebos.”
“The Claimant avers that the corporate efficiently utilized for constructing approval to develop the complete park inclusive, (Plot 859A) and similar was accredited on the sixth August 2015 and twenty fifth August 2016 by the Abuja Metropolitan Administration Council, Growth Management division.”
The Claimant avers that their curiosity and possession of Plot 859A, Bo3 Cadastral Zone, Wuye District, and FCT Abuja, measuring roughly 70,000m2 is legitimate and that the forceful entry of the first and 2nd Defendants and their workmen, brokers and privies into Plot 859A, Bo3 Cadastral Zone, Wuye District, FCT Abuja measuring roughly 70,000m’ quantities to trespass to land.
The Claimant prayed the courtroom for the next reliefs; A declaration that by advantage of the Letter of Intent dated the third July, 2007 and tenth September, 2014 and the Deed of Sublease executed between the Claimant and the third Defendant on the tenth day of July 2007, the Claimant possess a 50 years lease proper over Plot 859A, Bo3 Cadastral Zone, Wuye District, FCT Abuja, measuring roughly 70,000m2 with an unexpired time period of 31 years nonetheless legitimate and subsisting and that “by the advantage of the title paperwork of their possession issued by the third Defendant and bodily occupation of Plot 859A, Bo3 Cadastral Zone, Wuye District, FCT Abuja measuring roughly 70,000m’ for the reason that 12 months 2007, the Claimant has legitimate title for the possession and growth of Plot 859A, Bo3 Cadastral Zone, Wuye District, FCT Abuja”.