Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n
An Abia State High court sitting in Aba, has restrained a businessman, Mr. Ikenna Madubike from further demolition of a shopping complex with over 80 shops located at No.31\/32 Ngwa road, Aba.<\/p>\n
Madubuike, who is the Managing Director of Unimass Nigeria Limited, was alleged to have stormed the shopping plaza also known as Dandico plaza, on October 5, 2018 with thugs, claiming that he bought the property from the owner, D.D. Onyemelukwe Estates Limited.<\/p>\n
The thugs destroyed traders\u2019 goods worth millions of Naira.<\/p>\n
Madubuike was also alleged to have on August 11, 2020, made another attempt where he further demolished the property. Traders at the shopping plaza lost goods worth millions of Naira.<\/p>\n
Aggrieved by Madubuike\u2019s actions, the tenants filed a suit at the High Court, Aba, in Suit No: A\/190\/2018, Eugene Obiesili & Ors vs Mr. Ikenna Madubuike.<\/p>\n
Chairman of the traders\u2019 union, Eugene Obiesile, disclosed that the Directors of the company, D.D. Onyemelukwe, Estates Limited, wrote to them that the property is still in the company\u2019s name and not for sale to anybody.<\/p>\n
He said; \u201cWe, the traders are left without any means of income. Our goods looted, cash robbed and shops demolished while the perpetrator of these acts moved freely, going about his daily business and boasting that nobody can dare him.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe continued to harass the poor traders and disregarding court orders.<\/p>\n
We have been paying rent to the company. The Directors of the company had issued letters to us, the tenants that the property is still the company\u2019s property and not for sale to anybody.\u201d<\/p>\n
In his ruling, Justice I.A. Nwabughiogu, ordered the parties to maintain status quo.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is hereby ordered as follows; that the parties in the suit(claimants and defendants) are hereby restrained from further demolition of the shops at N0.31\/32 Ngwa road, Aba, otherwise known as Dandico plaza pending the determination of the motion on notice.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Africa Press-Nigeria: An Abia State High court sitting in Aba, has restrained a businessman, Mr. Ikenna Madubike from further demolition of a shopping complex with over 80 shops located at No.31\/32 Ngwa road, Aba. Madubuike, who is the Managing Director of Unimass Nigeria Limited, was alleged to have stormed the shopping plaza also known as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":28755,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,30],"tags":[347,673],"class_list":["post-28753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-community","tag-abuja","tag-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\n