Plateau court adjourns hearing on appeal against Hausa indigeneship ruling

A Plateau State High Court sitting successful Jos has adjourned until October 29, 2026, further proceedings successful the entreaty challenging the judgement recognising Hausa radical calved and raised successful Jos North Local Government Area arsenic indigenes of the area.

Justice C. Donglong fixed the day on Friday after proceeding arguments connected a preliminary objection implicit the quality of a caller ineligible squad representing the respondents successful the matter.

The entreaty followed the court’s June 9, 2026, judgment, which held that a Hausa idiosyncratic calved and raised successful Jos North Local Government Area is entitled to beryllium recognised arsenic an indigene of the area.

The determination arose from a suit instituted by Fatima Baba Akawu and her father, Baba Alhaji Akawu, against Jos North Local Government Council aft the assembly declined to contented Fatima an indigene certificate.

The claimants had asked the tribunal to find whether Fatima Akawu, by virtuousness of her commencement successful Jos North to a begetter they described arsenic a bona fide indigene of the area, was entitled to an indigene certificate contempt her Hausa taste origin.

They besides sought a declaration that the council’s refusal to contented her the certificate, portion granting her a residence certificate and issuing an indigene certificate to 1 Dung Bot, of Berom taste origin, connected the aforesaid date, amounted to discri...