An Okada High Court in Edo State has granted an order of interim injunction restraining the wife of the Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mrs Abibatu Abutu Yaro, the Commissioner of Police Mr Abutu Yaro, and four others personally, or by the agents, assigns, privies, employees or any other persons howsoever described, acting for or through the defendants from entering, building, selling, mortgaging, letting, farming the parcel of land measuring approximately 160 feet by 360 feet lying and situate on the left side of New Benin Lagos Road Express at Ovbiogie village, Ovia North East Local government area of the State.

Other defendants are the Divisional Police Officer (DPO)’ Ekiadolor Police Station, Mr. S.P Amusa, Police Service Commission, the Inspector General of Police and the Nigerian Police Force.

The court presided over by Justice A.T. Momodu also ordered the defendants to stay clear from the land (besides the Police Shooting Range) well-known to the parties which shall delineated by a litigation Survey Plan to be drawn by the claimant/applicant pending the hearing on notice of the motion for interlocutory injunction.

The case has been adjourned to the 1st November, 2022 for the hearing of the motion for interlocutory injunction.

The claimant/plaintiff, Mr Monday Aiyamenkhue Ehibise had approached the court declaring that he was the rightful owner of the land in question measuring 160 feet by 360 feet lying and situate on the left side of New Benin Lagos Road at Ovbiogie village Ovia North East Local government area, Edo State (beside the Police Shooting Range) and entitled to be granted Statutory rights of occupancy having inherited same from his father, Pa Aiyamenkhue Johnson Ehibise.

The plaintiff want the court to declare that the action of the defendants in entering the and issuing notice to vacate to his tenants on his land measuring 160 feet by,360 feet was without his consent, permission and knowledge and amounted to trespass on his land.

He therefore urged the court for an order of perpetual injunction as well as mandatory injunction restraining the defendants personally or by their privies, agents, assigns, employees etc. from entering, building, selling, mortgaging letting, farming or doing any further of trespass on his land. (Daily Independent)

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