The Kano State government and its agents are prohibited from demolishing some properties in the state capital's Salanta-BUK Road by a Federal High Court sitting in Kano.

Recall that the state government has designated some homes in Salanta layout for demolition on the grounds that the previous administration sold them to their owners in violation of the law.

All defendants and their representatives were instructed by Justice Amobeda to halt actions while the issues of the substantive lawsuit were being resolved.

The Order partly reads: “That Order of this Court is hereby made in the interim restraining the Respondents by themselves, agents, servant or proxies whatsoever called from encroaching, trespassing, entering, invading, demolishing or revoking the Applicant’s titles or doing any other act in respect of the Applicant’s property No. 41 and 43 situate at Salanta, along BUK Road, Kano, covered by Certificate of Occupancy Number KNMLO8228 and Certificate of Occupancy Number KNMLO8229 pending the hearing and determination of the Originating Motion.

“That Order of this Honourable Court is hereby made granting leave to the bailiff of this court to serve the 3rd, 4h, 5h and 6th Respondents with all processes and all subsequent processes in this suit through any staff or officer in the office of the 1st and 2nd Respondents and deeming the service as valid, personal and proper.

“That Order of this Honourable Court is made granting leave to the bailiff of this Court to serve the 7th and 8th Respondents with all processes and all subsequent processes in this suit through the office of the 9th Respondent and deeming the service as valid, personal and proper.”

Parties joined in the suit include, the Attorney General, Kano State, Solicitor General, Kano State, Kano State Government, Kano State Bureau for Land Management, Kano State Urban Planning and Development Authority, KNUPDA.

Others are, The Nigeria Police Force, Inspector General of Police, Commissioner of Police, Kano State, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Commandant, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kano State.