Justice Mohammed Madugu of the Federal Capital Territory Excessive Court docket, Bwari, Abuja, has issued an interim injunction restraining Christ the King Catholic Church in Okene, Kogi State, and its parish priest, Reverend Father Ezekiel Awolumate, from promoting properties belonging to the previous President of the Abuja Customary Court docket of Enchantment, late Justice Moses Bello.
The go well with was instituted by Ann Eniyamire, daughter of the late justice, in opposition to the church and the priest. She alleged that she was shortchanged within the execution of her father’s will, which specified that his property be divided amongst his spouse and eight kids utilizing an 11.11 per cent sharing components.
Nevertheless, Eniyamire claims that Awolumate, the primary defendant, altered the components to 4.16 per cent, opposite to her father’s directions.
Eniyamire has requested the courtroom to annul the defendants’ choice and to alleviate them of their duties as executors of her father’s will. Moreover, she is in search of a courtroom declaration that she is entitled to 11.11 per cent of all her father’s property, together with shares and shares.
Within the ruling on movement ex-parte FCT/HC/M/12904/2024, filed by Eniyamire via her counsel, Yahuza Maharaz, the courtroom restrained the defendants, their brokers, and representatives from making an attempt to promote or lease the property situated at Plot No: 763, Cadastral Zone A6, Panama Road, Maitama, Abuja (C-of-O No: 164 EW-FE 243-59 DDR 6018U-10).
Justice Madugu issued the next orders, “An interim injunction restraining the defendants and their brokers from promoting, leasing, or mortgaging the property at plot no: 763, Cadastral Zone A6 (no 41, Panama Road) Maitama Abuja with C-of-O No:164 EW-FE 243-59 DDR 6018U-10 of file No: KG 10050 or another property that’s the topic of dispute, pending the listening to of the substantive go well with.
“An order directing the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, the State Safety Service, and the Nigeria Police Pressure to apprehend, arrest, detain, and prosecute anybody making an attempt to promote, mortgage, or lease the property.
“An order granting the applicant permission to mark the property with crimson paint and show an indication that reads “NOT FOR SALE / Lis Pendens” on the property, pending the end result of the case.”
The courtroom additionally ordered the applicant to stick copies of the courtroom order on the primary entrance and partitions of the property and to publish the order in nationwide newspapers.
Justice Madugu additionally instructed that each one events within the go well with should keep the established order as of the date the substantive go well with was filed, pending its decision.
He warned the defendants and their brokers in opposition to tampering with the property markings or eradicating the courtroom orders on the wall or entrance gate of the property, stating that any such actions can be thought of contempt of courtroom.
The courtroom emphasised that any steps taken in violation of its orders would result in contempt costs, and the defendants had been reminded to completely adjust to the orders pending the listening to of the substantive go well with.