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By Our Reporter  Military and paramilitary veterans who served in several operations, including the Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG), Operation Zaman Lafiya, and Operation Pulo Shield, have raised concerns over an alleged encroachment on land allocated to them in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The veterans, beneficiaries of a welfare housing initiative coordinated through a Special Purpose Vehicle known as the Special Vehicle Plant (SVP) Trust Scheme, alleged that construction activities recently commenced on the land, which they say forms part of their approved housing project. Speaking through their representative, retired Army officer Ayo Olufemi, the group called on relevant authorities to ensure that the dispute is handled strictly in line with the law. They emphasized that Nigeria remains a country governed by the rule of law under the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to the veterans, the disput...

By Our Reporter Years of legal battles and prolonged ucertainty, a group of military veterans as finally secured victory at the Supreme Court of Nigeria, which ruled in their favour in a dispute involving landed property and the restoration of Major General Ibrahim Sani’s rank. The judgment brings to a close a long-standing case between the veterans and the Nigerian Army, ending a protracted legal contest that moved through several layers of the judicial system before reaching the nation’s apex court. At the heart of the dispute was a parcel of land — Plot 2303, Asokoro Cadastre A04, located behind Mogadishu Cantonment (formerly Sani Abacha Barracks) in Abuja — originally allocated to veterans who served the country in various military operations, including peacekeeping missions under the ECOWAS Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) and other national assignments. The veterans argued that the property was intended to serve as part of their welfare and post-service entitlements in recog...