Property Dispute: I Was Detained For Telling FCT CP It’s Not His Duty To Interpret Court Orders In His Office

Human Rights Lawyer and activist Victor Giwa has debunked news making round that he was detained for disobedience to court order and judgement of the court of appeal in the case involving Asabe Wazirri and Abeh signature Limited in appeal No: CA/ABJ/CV/246/2022 regarding a property in Maitama.

The lawyer, after his release from the Force criminal investigation department, FCID area 10 Abuja, at about at 9:30 pm, Tuesday, said the reason for his detention by FCT Commissioner of Police, Mr Aina Emmanuel, the special Enquiry bureau (SIB) was because he was irritated by the letter from Giwa’s chamber.

Victor Giwa visited the senior police officers who had earlier sent some police officers into his client’s premises to arrest one of the staff of his company, Abeh Signature apartment.

Recall that Asabe Waziri, a staff of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has been in serious brawl with Abeh signature apartment, a property company that declined selling it flat to Asabe, for making payment over of over $40, 000 in cash.

According to him, Asabe has been using some officers of the Nigeria police force to forcefully gained entrance and occupy the flats even against a direct and positive FCT High court’s Order restraining Asabe Waziri from trespassing and entering into the premises.

He said the property owner has exercised their right declined offer for purchase because of her misconduct.

Earlier in 2022 an FCT high court Abuja has in final judgement held that Asabe Waziri contract with the property company was validly terminated and ordered that all money paid, should be immediately refunded. Abeh signature in obedience to the court order issued a refund to Asabe, but Asabe has rejected the refund.

The property has been in dispute since then as a result Asabe’s insistence in claiming ownership of the flats and using security operative to forcefully take possession.