Wednesday, December 18, 2024 - Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani has reversed an order by previous government of former governor Nasir El-Rufai seizing two parcels of land in Kaduna city to the family of the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha.
Sani returned the lands to the Abacha family two years after they were
revoked and seized
The reinstated lands include a property located at No. 9 Abakpa GRA,
Kaduna, measuring 2,284 square meters, covered by Kaduna State Certificate of
Occupancy No. 30575, and another at No. 1 Degel Road, Ungwan Rimi GRA, Kaduna,
measuring 3,705 square meters, with Certificate of Occupancy No. 11458.
Reuben Atabo (SAN), the Abacha family’s lawyer, revealed to newsmen that
the Right of Occupancy (RO) for the properties was revoked in 2022 during the
tenure of former Governor Nasir El-Rufai.
The State government had placed newspaper advert on April 28, 2022,
saying, “This is to inform the general
public that His Excellency, the governor of Kaduna State has in exercise of the
power conferred on him under the land use Act, 1978 revoked Titles to plots of
land within Kaduna metropolis for various contraventions of terms and
conditions of Right of Occupancy”.
According to Atabo (SAN), the name of Sani Abacha was number 34 on the
published list for the revocation of the land.
To this end, Atabo had approached the high court of justice of Kaduna
State in suit No.KDH/KAD/465/2021 and suit No.KDH/KAD/509/2022 respectively for
claim of embarrassment to Abacha family name in the publication, among other
claims.
However, in his wisdom, governor Sani had in two letters dated 10th
December, 2024, through Mustapha Haruna, Deed Registrar on behalf of the
Director General, Kaduna Geographic Information Service (KADGIS) reinstated the
titles of the lands, asking the title holders to pay outstanding fees on ground
rent.
The letters were addressed to Mohammed Sani Abacha, care of R.O Atabo,
SAN & Company.
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