An Adamawa State High Court has commenced proceedings on a case challenging the state government over demolition of some shops at the main market in the state capital.
Court proceedings commenced Thursday on the suit over the affected shops in the Jimeta Ultramodern Market, Yola.
Owners of the shops who are 161 in number, had taken the Adamawa State Government to the High Court 3 in Yola, asking it to either rebuild them or give them adequate compensation.
At the first mention of the case on Thursday, the plaintiffs, Abubakar Abdullahi and 19 others, rising on behalf of 141 other shop owners, dragged the Adamawa State Government, the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, and Ministry of Land and Urban Planning before the High Court presided over by Justice Kaynson Lawanson.
In their suit, the plaintiffs averred that they are valid holders of title to their respective shops by virtue of letters of allocation individually issued to them by a previous government.
The plaintiffs are telling the court to declare that they cannot be dispossessed of their lawfully acquired shops without payment of adequate compensation, and the forceful entry and demolition of their shops on 17h September, 2025 is unlawful and therefore null and void.
At the mention of the case Thursday, Lead Counsel to all the plaintiffs, Mohammed Aliyu Esq, informed the court that the plaintiffs have duly served all the defendants with their processes.
On his part, the lead counsel to the government, Joshua Waya, prayed the court to adjourn the matter to enable them file their defence.
Justice Lawanson adjourned the case to 11th February, 2026 for hearing.
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