A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has refused to grant an order restraining Paulo Homes Ltd, the FCT Minister, and Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA), from carrying out further activities within River Park Estate Abuja.
This followed the decision of the Court, presided over by a vacation judge, Charles Agbashieze, not to hear a motion on notice marked M/10188/2025, drawn from a suit filed by JonahCapital Nigeria Ltd against Paulo Homes Ltd; the FCT Minister; and Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA).
Paulo Homes Ltd; the FCT Minister; and Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) are the 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants respectively in the motion on notice.
The motion on notice emanated from the suit with number; FCT/HC/CV/2902/2025, filed via writ of summons dated July 28, 2025.
In the motion on notice, the applicant had sought an “Order of interlocutory injunction restraining the 1st Defendant acting by themselves, their agents, privies, assigns, successors – in title, or any persons however described from further trespassing, seizing, taking over, selling, converting or in any way divesting the applicant’s interest or in any way tampering, with the large expanse of land within River Park Estate.
However, at the last proceeding, the motion on notice by the Claimant could not be heard because counsel to Paulo Homes Ltd, Oluwabunmi Adebiyi, had informed the court of his client’s preliminary objection to the motion.
Adebiyi had submitted that three Ghanaians namely; Kojo Mensah, Sam Jonah, Victor Quainoo, had despite facing charges before another FCT High Court, based on police investigation, which confirmed that the documents with which they tried to take over JonahCapital Nigeria Ltd and Houses for Africa Nigeria Ltd, were forged, with forensic report to support that, went ahead to use the name of JonahCapital Nigeria Ltd, on the 28th of July 2025, to institute an action against Paulo Homes Nigeria Ltd and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
The court had similarly refused to grant the order for an interlocutory injunction they sought in their another ex- parte application.
At the FCT High Court at the latest proceedings, the motion on notice could not be heard due to the preliminary objection by the 1st Defendant.
The preliminary objection subsequently scuttled hearing of the motion as Paulo Homes Ltd insisted that the persons who are facing criminal trial cannot continue to parade themselves, using the company in question.
Reacting to a report that an injunction had earlier been issued, Barrister Adebiyi stated that such reports were “mischievous and mere propaganda”.
“The court did not give any order restraining any of the Defendants in this matter.
“What the court did on the last date the matter came up was to return the entire case file back to the Chief Judge of the FCT High Court for re assignment.
“In arriving at that position, the court took cognizance of the fact that, being a vacation court, the matters that are before it in this matter are too complex for the court to resolve within that short time.
“Once the order to return the case file to the Chief Judge was made, the case was adjourned sine die.
“The two parties had applications before the court but the court did not hear any of those application.
“The court even noted that it had no power at this point where the 1st Defendant had a notice of preliminary objection, to restrain any of the Defendants.
“I therefore challenge any of the guys to provide to the public, the directive of the Inspector General of Police, or any proof whatsoever that the IGP had stated they should continue to investigate certain Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) records.
“Also, I challenge them to provide any record from the office of the Attorney General of the Federation, directing that all action should be suspended by the police regarding this matter.
“In fact, the police have concluded their investigation and the report had been issued.
“It is bad enough to circulate falsehood, intentionally misrepresenting the court, the police and the office of the AGF to the public and to cause confusion. It is an unfortunate thing, and so sad to witness in Nigeria”, the lawyer said.
It will be recalled that Justice Modupe-Osho Adebiyi of High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Gwarimpa, had fixed October 7, for the arraignment of the three Ghanaians over alleged forgery, claims of breach of investment agreements, unlawful property seizures, impersonation among others.