A Lagos State High Court sitting at the Tafawa Balewa Square has granted an interim injunction restraining the Federal Government or its representatives from evicting the African Union from seven properties, IgbereTV reports
The African Union is a continental body consisting of 55 member states that make up the countries of the African continent with its headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
In order to assist the Union with its objectives, the Federal Government of Nigeria demised the properties to it for a period of 99 years from July 1, 1959, and August 1, 1960.
The properties: 3 Macpherson Avenue, 5A Ikoya Avenue, 5B Ikoya Avenue, 24 Mekuwen Street, 20 Gerard Road, 2A Kuramo Close and 2B Kuramo Close are all located in the Ikoyi area of Lagos
