Court Restrains Tipper Drivers From Trespassing On Land

[Shola Sholaz]

An FCT High Court, Monday, restrained members of the Abuja Tipper Drivers Association of Nigeria from trespassing on a plot of land at Dawaki Layout Abuja, pending the determination of the substantive suit.
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Giving the order, Justice Husseini Baba-Yusuf said the interlocutory injunction would restrain the association and its agents from trespassing or generally interfering with the land.
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The judge gave the order after listening to the submissions of the plaintiff's counsel, Mahmud Magaji (SAN), and defendant's counsel, Mrs Christiana Okaro.
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The case was instituted in 2012 by BGD Properties Limited against the registered trustees of Abuja Tipper Drivers Association, Tipper Owners and Suppliers Association, FCDA and the FCT Minister.
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The plaintiff claimed that the tipper drivers were trespassing on their land situated at Dawaki Layout, Cadastral Zone 05 and 07 Abuja, with Plot number BDW/B/06.