Nigeria, Nov. 24 -- The Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out a suit filed by WinHomes Estate Global Services Limited and Ifeoma Okengwu challenging the federal government's alleged encroachment on an 18.838-hectare property at Okun-Ajah over the ongoing construction of the coastal highway.

The court ruled that the case falls outside its jurisdiction.

In his ruling on Friday, the judge, Akintayo Aluko, after upholding two separate preliminary objections filed by the first to third defendants, the Controller of Works, Lagos; the Minister for Works; and the Attorney-General of the Federation, as well as Hitech Construction Company.

WinHomes had instituted the suit on 4 October 2024, claiming that the ongoing realignment of the Lagos...