Protesters storms Maitama Over ‘Unlawful’ Enforcement by NNPC Employees, Asabe Waziri, Police, FCT Court docket Officers

Protesters of their massive numbers stormed Maitama district of the Federal Capital Territory, to protest what they described as unlawful siege on a property, positioned at No. 1 Mekong Shut.

Two flats within the property of 15 flats have been in dispute between Abeh Signatures Restricted and Asabe Waziri, a millionaire civil servant and employees of the Nigeria Nationwide Petroleum Firm Restricted for over two years.

Through the protest on Tuesday, the Resident Facility Supervisor, Monday Fada, who led different protesters stated within the final one week, the peace of the realm and the property has been disrupted.

They known as on the Inspector -Basic of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun to name his males to order to keep away from breakdown of legislation and order.

The ability supervisor alleged that the police are getting used to perpetuatr illegalities by aiding Mrs Waziri to realize possession of the property.

He stated, “We had an invasion right here on Friday by one Madam Asabe Waziri, utilizing the police to come back and disrupt the peace in our property with none legitimate courtroom, no discover, nothing.

“They’d the backing of the police they usually got here and vandalized individuals’s property right here.

“We’re calling on President Bola Tinubu, the FCT minister, and the Inspector -Basic of police to intervene and restore peace to this property as a result of that’s what we’d like on this right here.

“If there may be any problem on the property, the courtroom is there to listen to the grievances of all events. We would like the rule of legislation to prevail, issues must be performed with due course of.

“These are traders who’ve invested closely, so the president shouldn’t permit this to occur as it should discourage different traders.”

Final week, a lawyer, Mr Victor Giwa, wrote the IGP to halt the illegalities being perpetuated by the Nigerian Police and Ms Asabe Waziri.

Within the letter dated March 1, 2024, signed by Barrister Giwa, the lawyer accused policemen underneath the Deputy Inspector-Basic of Police in control of Operations of giving backing to interrupt right into a property positioned at No. 1Mekong Shut, Maitama, Abuja.

The lawyer known as for the intervention of the IGP to halt what may result in breakdown of legislation and order within the space.

Giwa stated within the, letter, “Employees of our shopper approached them to search out out why they have been criminally intimidating and trespassing into the property with none authorization or any legitimate Order of Court docket which no physique answered. The hoodiums accompanied by the Police went straight to Flat 3B and 3C, broke down your complete doorways and home windows with out consent or authorization of the resident who weren’t even at residence and started to vandalize, destroy and produce out all of the belongings inside the two Flats.

“The Supervisor of the condo upon approaching the hoodlums to search out out what is definitely occurring, was threatened that if he tried something humorous, he will likely be shot and brutalized. The supervisor later discovered from one of many policemen that they have been instructed to come back there upon the malicious instigation of 1 Asabe Waziri and the FCT Excessive Court docket Director of Enforcement Mr Tony Chukwuemeka Ubani who’re each events to varied Court docket instances revolving round this explicit property.

“Asabe Waziri and Mr Tony Ubani hoodwinked the DIG Police Pressure Operations to implement an Order of Court docket which isn’t enforceable. The Case is already pending earlier than the Court docket of Enchantment Abuja Judicial Division and even the Court docket was of the opinion that the Order/Judgment can’t be enforced because it was simply an Order to take care of Established order.

“The property that was criminally trespassed can be at the moment Lis Pendens and a topic of Litigation pending earlier than a Court docket of legislation. This improvement is completely unusual and illegal as there may be an already subsisting Court docket Order from FCT Excessive Court docket Bwari restraining Asabe Waziri from interfering, trespassing, disturbing the quiet possession of the residents and he or she was additional estopped from doing something antagonistic to the property described as a two (2) bed room unit of flat 3B and 3C, Abeh Signature Residences, 1 Mekong Shut Maitama Abuja pending the willpower of the substantive swimsuit with reference quantity: CV/3261/22. Please discover connected a replica of the Court docket Order and footage taken from the incidence annexed to this petition. The illegal actions of events concerned triggered a number of damages to the properties of the residents price Tens of millions of Naira. We respectfully name in your good workplace to research into these unlawful and illegal acts and subsequently prosecute them accordingly. Please settle for the assurances of our skilled regards all the time.”