An Abuja-based lawyer, Alexander Oketa, has taken legal action against the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC Ola Olukoyede, over a land ownership dispute involving Jona Brothers Construction Limited and Chief Michael Adeojo, Chairman of Elizade Motors.

The lawsuit, filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, also names the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, as respondents. Oketa, representing Jona Brothers, is demanding N500 million in general damages.

The contentious property, located at Plot 680-689, Cadastral Zone, B06 Mabushi, Abuja, has been at the center of a long-standing dispute. Court judgments and police investigation reports have affirmed Jona Brothers as the rightful owner.

However, EFCC operatives stormed the premises on Thursday, sealing off the property and threatening to arrest anyone who attempted to access it, relying on an ex-parte order of interim forfeiture.

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In the Fundamental Rights Enforcement suit, Oketa is urging the court to compel the EFCC to unseal the property and allow his clients unrestricted access.

The suit also seeks a declaration that the invasion, threats of arrest, and detention of the landowners by the EFCC were unlawful, arbitrary, and without procedural justification.

Additionally, the applicants are requesting an order directing the IGP to provide security to ensure their peaceful possession of the land.

A hearing date for the suit is yet to be scheduled.

NAN