Court Suspends Arewa Initiative Trustees for Unlawful Actions

On September 30, 2026, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja ruled to suspend Khurairah Musa and Celina Gar from their roles as trustees of the Arewa Development Support Initiative (ADSI). This decision followed a lawsuit filed by the Incorporated Trustees of ADSI, which accused the defendants of unlawfully removing six other trustees without adhering to the association's constitution.

The court found that Musa and Gar had also fraudulently altered documents at the Corporate Affairs Commission between March and April 2024 without proper authorization from the General Assembly. The judgment nullified all actions taken by the defendants during that period and emphasized that the ADSI's constitution must be respected.

The court declared that the defendants could not unilaterally remove trustees in violation of the registered constitution and issued an order to prevent them from presenting themselves as trustees until the case is resolved.