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Family sues MTN, Traditional ruler, Bassa LG over alleged illegal
building of Mast on ancestral farmland.
By Joseph A. Adudu
March 09, 2020.
The Muru Ki Mallam Goh Family in
Miango District in Bassa Local Government Area of Plateau State North Central
Nigeria has sued Communications giant, MTN for alleged illegal building of its
network Mast on their ancestral land. Others joined in the suit are Chief
Daniel Chega, (District Head of Miango), Miango Traditional Council and Bassa
Local Government as 2nd, 3rd and 4th defenders respectively.
In a suit No.
PLD/J586/2013, the Plaintiffs, Rubwu Mary Kuito (Nee Waki), Jummai J. Andrew
(New Waki), Sunday Yah Turu, Joseph R. Turu and Turu Kpasha for themselves and
on behalf of the Muru Ki MallamTuru Goh family claimed against the defendants
jointly and severally as follows;
“A declaration
that the piece of land measuring 3.29 hectares situating and lying at Miango
District in Bassa LGA, Plateau State and more particularly described in the
site plan belongs to the Plaintiffs.
An Order of
forfeiture of the customary tenancy granted the 3rd defendant by the
Plaintiffs' forebears over the 0.18 hectares as identified and shown out of the
3.29 hectares of the land aforesaid.
An Order
directing the 1st defendant to remove the Network Mast illegally built on the
farmland of the Plaintiffs”.
The Plaintiffs
also claimed a total sum of 20 Million Naira as general damages for alleged
trespass, rancor, acrimony and embarrassment suffered due to actions of the
defendants. The claim goes in this manner; ten million naira against the 1st
defendant, 5 million naira against the 2nd and 3rd defendants and 5 million
naira against the 4th defendant respectively.
The Plaintiffs
further prayed the court for an Order of perpetual injunction restraining the
defendants, their privies and representatives from interfering from or in any
manner trespassing on their 3.29 hectares of land described in the site plan.
When the case
came up this morning, the court was told that the defendant's Counsel Joseph
Danboyi Esq.was unable to come to court because of ill health.
However, counsel
for the Plaintiffs, D. I Umekwe while speaking to African Drum after court session, expressed displeasure over
incessant adjournments of the matter at the instance of the defendant's Counsel.
The matter was
adjourned until June 17, 2020.
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