A serving lawmaker in Enugu State, Mr. Emeka Madau has been restrained by a High Court presided over by Justice E. N. Alukwu from further trespassing or selling a portion of land in dispute.
The land in question is located at the Artisan Market, Asata, within the Enugu Capital City.
Madu, who is representing Igboeze South in the Enugu State House of Assembly, is being accused of illegally trespassing into the property.
Ruling in a motion ex-parte in suit no. E/50/2020, Alukwu also restrained the defendant/respondent, his agents, privies and workmen from obstructing, destroying or erecting any structure on any portion of the disputed land.
The plaintiffs Chukwuani Afamefuna, Chukwuani Kenechukwu and Chidera Okoye had dragged Madu to court over a disputed land situated at Artisan Market, Asata, Enugu.
In their statement of claims, they averred that since 1970, they had been in continuous possession of the piece of land measuring 8,860.67 square meters through their predecessor in-title, Alhaji Zubairu Isa.
They said that the land originally owned by Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), was allocated to Isa in 1970 under Temporary Occupation License by NRC.
They averred that their late fathers jointly applied for change of ownership which was approved through a letter dated Aug. 8, 2000.
They claimed that sometime in 2019, some concerned neighbours informed them that the defendant had broken into the property, removed all our tenants and pulled down all lockup stores in the premises with earth moving equipment.
They averred that upon confronting him for trespass, the defendant threatened to use his federal might to arrest them.
