An Abuja High Court has fixed March 17 to deliver ruling in an application seeking to stop the FCT Minister from further demolishing the God's Kingdom Church, in Dakibiyu, on Airport Road.Justice Omakiano Agbaza fixed the date after hearing an application for interlocutory injunction, filed by counsel to the Church, Mr Okah Joshua. Agbaza had on Jan. 27 adjourned the case to Monday to give the defendants time to enter appearance.But at the resumed sitting on Monday, neither the defendants nor their counsel was present in court and no reason was given for their absence after they were served the writ of summons. Joined in the suit are the Federal Capital Territory Administration and Federal Capital Development Authority.The plaintiffs are the registered trustees of God's Kingdom Society situated at Plot No. 316, Dakibiyu District, Abuja,in their statement of claims, the plaintiffs alleged that the FCT minister, Malam Bala Mohammed, allocated their land to a company. The land, situate at Plot 316 HDC within Dakibiyu (B10) District, Abuja, .covers an area of 6500sqm with property beacon: PB 3568, PB 3569, 3558, PB 3559 and file No. MISC 21327. It also has a new File No. MISC 50576 and certificate of Occupancy, No. 18CW2AFEZ6787R90C4U80 .The church is claiming N15 million as general damages on the land from the defendants.The plaintiff had prayed the court to grant an order restraining the defendants from further demolishing any property in the church, pending the determination of the suit. (NAN)
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