The Nigerian Air Force, NAF, has been urged to research allegations that its personnel assaulted court officials and prevented them from implementing a judgment in a property dispute in Jabi, Abuja.
A authorized practitioner, Musa Yakubu, SAN, made the demand in a press release on Thursday.
The name adopted a criticism dated September 28, 2026, by Professor Abubakar Abba Hassan, who alleged that armed Air Force personnel confronted officials of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and compelled them to go away a property at No. 111, Plot 287, Ebitu Ukiwe Street, Jabi District, throughout an enforcement train on September 25.
Yakubu defined that the incident adopted a September 15 ruling by the District Court of the FCT, sitting in Jabi, which dismissed an software by Kryterion Limited to remain the execution of an earlier judgment granting Hassan possession of the property.
The dispute arose from a tenancy settlement between Hassan and the corporate, whose managing director is a retired colonel.
The case, registered as Suit No. CV/JIW/383/2025, involved the restoration of possession of the Jabi property following the expiration of a tenancy settlement.
According to court paperwork, the settlement commenced on August 1, 2015, and expired on July 31, 2025.
Yakubu famous that Hassan approached the court to get well possession, arguing that the tenancy had expired and that the corporate’s continued occupation of the premises was illegal.
After listening to the case, the District Court delivered judgment in Hassan’s favour on June 9, 2026.
The court declared that the tenancy had expired and ordered the corporate to vacate the property and hand over possession to the claimant.
Kryterion subsequently challenged the judgment and utilized for a keep of execution pending the willpower of its attraction.
According to Yakubu, the District Court dismissed the corporate’s software to droop enforcement of the judgment on September 15, 2026.
The ruling said that the corporate had failed to ascertain the particular or distinctive circumstances required to justify a keep of execution.
Yakubu mentioned the alleged incident raised issues concerning the authority of the courts and the enforcement of judicial choices.
“If armed personnel can forestall court officials from finishing up their lawful duties, it dangers sending a harmful message that court orders could be ignored at any time when a celebration has the backing or entry of a strong establishment.
“That would weaken public confidence in the judiciary and raise concerns about unequal access to justice, particularly where ordinary citizens depend on the courts to protect their property and enforce their rights,” Yakubu said.
