How court stopped demolition of Ladipo spare market
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High Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos state has on Friday instructed officials of the Mushin Local Government not to continue with the proposed plans to demolish some parts of the popular Ladipo auto spare-part market, at Matori-Mushin.
Justice Iyabo Akinkugbe said it will only be in the interest of justice that the local government officials put the demolition plan on hold pending the determination of the suit challenging the project.
Some auto spare parts dealers, who own shops at the market, had headed for court claiming that the planned demolition would distort the peaceful nature of the environment.
The traders represented by Nnamdi Chukwuka, Franco Offai, and eight others in the suit had through their counsel, Richard Nwankwo, filed a Motion on Notice brought pursuant to Order 38 Rules 2&8, and Order 39 Rules 3(1), seeking “for an order of interlocutory injunction restraining the defendant, either by itself, agents officials, privies, servants or persons, from unlawfully going into or carrying out any demolitions or ejection of the applicants from their respective business premises at the market pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit filed before the court.”
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