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Lawyer calls for probe into Nigerian Air Force in Abuja

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Nigerian lawyer Musa Yakubu is calling on the Nigerian Air Force to investigate allegations that its personnel prevented judicial officials from enforcing a ruling concerning a property in Jabi, in the capital Abuja. The complaint follows an intervention on 25 September 2026, after a judgment awarded possession of the property to Abubakar Abba Hassan, Daily Post reports.

Nigerian lawyer Musa Yakubu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has called on the Nigerian Air Force to investigate allegations of an assault on judicial officials in Jabi, in the capital, Abuja. He says military personnel allegedly prevented the enforcement of a judgment in a property dispute, according to Daily Post.

The complaint, filed on 28 September 2026 by Professor Abubakar Abba Hassan, concerns an incident on 25 September. Armed military personnel allegedly confronted officials of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory and forced them to leave a property in the Jabi district, Daily Post reports.

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