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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>A High Court sitting in Kano has restrained the state government from constructing shops at the \u2018highly-congested\u2019 Kofar Wambai Market.<\/p>\n

The market in the Municipal Local Government Area of the state had been engaged in a serious dispute between the marketers and the state government, who have been carrying out peaceful protests against the moves to construct new shops.<\/p>\n

Justice Aisha Ya\u2019u gave the order while hearing a suit filed by some of the traders against the government on Friday.<\/p>\n

The order is pending the hearing and determination of the substantive suit filed by the marketers against the government, which is adjourned to 2022 next year.<\/p>\n

She directed that both parties should maintain the status quo on the disputed land.<\/p>\n

Addressing the court, counsel to the traders, Sadiq Abbdullahi, alleged that the government had laid the foundation for the construction of shops in the disputed land.<\/p>\n

The traders, represented by one, Ibrahim Yakasai, had approached the court on December 22 to stop the government\u2019s plan in the construction of more shops in the congested market.<\/p>\n

\u201cAn order is granted that parties shall stop all action on disputed land and maintain status quo pending the hearing and determination of the substantive motion on notice.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe matter is adjourned to 24\/01\/2022,\u201d the court order read in parts.<\/p>\n

DAILY POST has reported how the traders protested on Wednesday morning against the construction of more shops by the Kano State Government.<\/p>\n

The protesters, who converged at the Sani Buhari line of the market, defied multiple gunshots by security officials who shot into the air to disperse them.<\/p>\n

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