A Bauchi State High Court has cautioned the Department of State Services (DSS) against any action that could violate an existing court order restraining it from entering a disputed parcel of land in Firo village, Ganjuwa Local Government Area of the state.
The warning was issued on Thursday by Justice Aliyu Bin Idris during proceedings in suit No. BA/251/2026 filed by Hajiya Fatima Abdullahi, Ishaq Mohammed Kobi and Murtala Ismail.
The plaintiffs instituted the case against the Bauchi State Ministry of Lands and Survey, the Attorney General of Bauchi State, and the DSS, Bauchi State Command.
Justice Idris reaffirmed an earlier order restraining the DSS and officials of the Ministry of Lands and Survey from interfering with the disputed land located near the Gubi Dam area pending the determination of the suit.
Speaking after the court session, counsel to the plaintiffs, Abdullatif Gwani Isa, said the claimants approached the court after alleging that DSS operatives, alongside some officials of the Ministry of Lands and Survey, entered the farmland without notice, consultation or lawful authority, and began marking it for possible acquisition.
According to him, the court had earlier granted an interim injunction to protect the claimants’ rights and maintain the status quo pending the hearing of the matter.
He stated that the court again stressed the need for strict compliance with its order following allegations that activities were still taking place on the land despite the subsisting injunction.
“The court restrained both the DSS and officials of the Ministry of Lands from
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