The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has reserved ruling in an application by Barewa Old Boys Association to file a cross appeal against a judgment in a land dispute between the old boys Association, Haida Properties Limited and Eagle Aluminium Ltd.
The court , headed by Justice Hamma Barka, reserved the ruling after listening to the submissions of counsel to Barewa Old Boys, AVM Ibrahim Shafi’i (Rtd) and the opposing submission of counsel to Eagle Aluminium Ltd, Esume Felix. Lawyers to the FCT and Haida Properties did not oppose the joining of the appeal by the Barewa Old Boys.
The land in dispute was granted to Barewa Old Boys in 1983, reallocated to Haida Properties Ltd in 2007, and Eagle Aluminium in 2009, respectively.
Haida Properties filed a case against withdrawal of its rights on the land in 2012 and got judgment in its favour in 2020. However, both Eagle Aluminium Ltd and FCT have filed appeals against the judgment.
A motion by Barewa Old Boys for an injunction to stop ongoing construction on the disputed land is also pending at the Court.
