Woman Sues Kaduna State Govt. Over Alleged Illegal Demolition Of Property

[Shola Sholaz]

A woman, Mrs Bathsheba Halid, whose property was demolished by the Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KASUPDA), has gone to court challenging the existence of the agency under the law.
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In a statement of claim filed at the state High Court II, Kaduna, by her counsel, Mr Bamite Achimugu, the plaintiff is seeking a declaration by the court that KASUPDA was not established by law and therefore its operations and actions were illegal.
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"A declaration that KASUPDA is not established by any of the Laws of Kaduna State and therefore has no statutory existence or powers for the control of the use and development of land in Kaduna State or to demolish the plaintiff's property in the issue."
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She is also seeking for a declaration that the demolition of her property, valued at N17.73 million is "wrongful and illegal", and contrary to the Nigeria Urban and Regional Planning Act of 2004.
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It added that the demolition also violated the state Urban Planning and Environmental Protection Agency Edict No. 14 of 1991.

[Folami David]

Well the court is always there for cases like this so justice will surely prevail at the end of it all.