June 18, 2026
By Ibrahim Hassan-Wuyo
The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna has dismissed an application for stay of execution filed by Alhaji Mahmood Sani Sha’aban in a judgment debt dispute involving businessman Alhaji Umar Faruk Abdullahi.
The application sought to stop the enforcement of an earlier judgment of the Kaduna State High Court, which approved the auction of certain assets linked to Sha’aban to satisfy a debt arising from a contractual agreement between the parties.
At the hearing, counsel to the appellant, Mrs. Halima Fumilola Olodo, urged the appellate court to grant a stay of execution and an extension of time, arguing that her client should be given an opportunity to settle the outstanding obligation without the sale of assets.
