Army asks court to dismiss suit on disputed Abuja property

The Nigeria Army has described arsenic an maltreatment of tribunal process, a suit filed by a professor, John Ntui Ntuiabane, implicit a disputed spot successful the Apo District of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT.

In a suit marked FHC/ABJ/C’S/2635/2025, the prof is seeking an mentation of the close of citizens to ain properties successful Nigeria, among different prayers.

The suit besides seeks to sphere the close of a retired deceased Major who was primitively allocated the disputed spot successful Apo, which is present occupied by a retired Naval chief.

The disputed spot is wherever Lt. Ahmed Yerima, a young Naval serviceman guarding the plot, had an altercation with the curate of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nysesom Wike. The curate had led a squad of Federal Capital Territory Administration officials to tempest the disputed crippled erstwhile the highly publicised altercation occurred.

In its preliminary objection, dated March 24, 2026, filed by quality rights lawyer, Victor Giwa, the Army prayed the tribunal to disregard the suit connected the crushed that the suit is incompetent.

The Army besides challenged the jurisdiction if the tribunal to perceive the su...