A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has issued interim orders restraining the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) and the Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, from interfering with a disputed parcel of land in Maitama District, Abuja, claimed by Nanet Hotels Limited.
The order followed a suit filed by Nanet Hotels and marked FCT/HC/CV/5274/2025, which is currently pending before the FCT High Court.
In a public notice dated January 20, 2026, Nanet Hotels warned investors, developers, and relevant government agencies to desist from any dealings on the property identified as Park No. 2008, Cadastral Zone A06, Maitama District, measuring approximately 1.96 hectares.
The notice, issued through the company’s solicitors and signed by Chikaosolu Ojukwu, SAN, and Segun Fiki, stated that the court had already granted interim injunctive reliefs restraining the defendants from interfering with the claimant’s possession and occupation of the land.
According to the solicitors, the interim injunction was granted on December 22, 2025, pending the hearing and determination of a motion on notice.
They stressed that, while the matter remains before the court, no person, institution, or authority has the legal right to allocate, sell, transfer, or otherwise transact on the disputed land or any property connected to it.
The lawyers further cautioned members of the public against entering into any transaction relating to the land, warning that such actions could expose investors to lengthy and expensive legal disputes with serious financial implications.
Court documents show that the presiding judge, Justice Bello Kawu, also restrained the defendants from enforcing or acting on a purported revocation notice contained in a letter dated July 7, 2025, which was reportedly received on September 24, 2025.
The court barred the FCTA, the FCT Minister, and other defendants from ejecting, harassing, intimidating, sealing, demolishing, relocating, or otherwise disturbing Nanet Hotels’ possession of the property.
In addition, the court directed the Inspector-General of Police and the Nigeria Police Force to refrain from enforcing the alleged revocation or aiding any form of eviction or disturbance pending the determination of the motion on notice.
Justice Kawu further ordered all parties to maintain the status quo as at the date the suit was instituted.
Nanet Hotels maintained that it remains lawfully entitled to the land under a Deed of Sub-Lease dated July 9, 2007, which grants it possession of the property until 2037, unless lawfully terminated in accordance with the agreement and applicable laws.
The company said it is prepared to pursue the case to the Supreme Court, if necessary, as part of efforts to curb land grabbing and the unlawful conversion of designated parks and green areas in the Federal Capital Territory.
