Tulwu Integrated Ltd has faulted the Federal Housing Authority (FHA) over the demolition of its property at Gwarinpa Estate, Abuja, describing the authority’s recent press release as misleading and inconsistent with years of official records.
The company was reacting to a statement issued by the FHA on Friday, December 19, 2025, titled “Demolition at Gwarinpa Estate: The True Position”, which accused Tulwu Integrated Ltd and its Managing Director, Hajiya Sadiya, of illegal encroachment on FHA land.
In a statement signed by its management, Tulwu Integrated Ltd said the FHA’s position amounted to “character defamation” and was aimed at justifying what it described as an illegal demolition and alleged assault on its managing director during the operation.
Dispute over land size
The crux of the dispute is the size of the land allocated at 5th Avenue, 52 Road, Gwarinpa Estate.
While the FHA claims the original allocation was 16,000 square metres, with an alleged illegal encroachment of an additional 6,000 square metres, Tulwu Integrated Ltd insists that official documents clearly show the land measures about 22,000 square metres after survey.
According to the company, the land was initially allocated by the FHA to Savannah Suites & Restaurant Ltd and later assigned to Tulwu Integrated Ltd via a consent letter dated March 13, 2013. It added that subsequent surveys and approvals by the FHA revised the land size to over 22,000 square metres.
“The allocation letter itself stated that the land size was subject to survey, and after survey, the area was clearly stated as over 20,000 square metres,” the company said.
Tulwu Integrated Ltd also cited a Change of Use approval issued by the FHA in July 2023, which, it said, expressly recognised the land size as 22,017.233 square metres.
“Our company, contrary to the claims never engages in anything to bend the rules. This can be verified from former Chief Executives and Leadership of the FHA right from the records of Late Arc Terver Gemade to date. It was when our firm got the wind of the current MD’s action on people’s legally owned properties, behaving as if no-records exist in the custody of the authority in the last 30 years. Our company chose to fence to secure its land, signaling to the authority to check its records, as we minimally have the Authority’s go ahead to ‘set-out’ on our conversion payment receipts.”
Approval process and alleged encroachment
The company said that since acquiring the land in 2013, all official correspondence, billings and receipts from the FHA consistently reflected the larger land size.
It added that in May 2025, it applied for development approval, submitting architectural and engineering designs, which were vetted and approved by relevant FHA departments. However, it alleged that the authority failed to issue the bill required for payment to commence development.
Tulwu Integrated Ltd further alleged that months later, another developer, Aiben Properties Limited, entered the land and carved out about 6,000 square metres, allegedly with the backing of FHA officials.
Court order and demolition
Following the alleged encroachment, the company said it approached the Federal Capital Territory High Court, which on July 1, 2025, ordered all parties to maintain the status quo pending the determination of the case.
Despite the court order, Tulwu Integrated Ltd claimed that armed police officers accompanied by FHA officials demolished its fence on December 15, 2025, during which its managing director was allegedly assaulted. The company said it later refrained from resisting further demolition to avoid confrontation.
It also alleged that shortly after the demolition, the rival developer moved equipment onto the land at night and commenced excavation, prompting it to seek further court injunctions.
Call for due process
Tulwu Integrated Ltd maintained that it is a law-abiding company and denied claims that it relied on political influence, stressing that it chose the legal route to protect its interest.
The company said it released the statement to correct the FHA’s narrative and reaffirmed its commitment to pursuing the matter through lawful means.
“As a company that respects due process, we will continue to pursue our rights within the law and ensure that official records are respected,” the statement said.
FHA staff, stakeholders raise alarm
On July 7, a group of Concerned Employees and Stakeholders at the FHA wrote a petition calling on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), and the Minister of Housing and Urban Development to urgently investigate the FHA leadership over allegations of corruption, abuse of office, and gross mismanagement.
The concerned staff alleged that the FHA boss had restricted access to key record rooms, where sensitive documents are reportedly tampered with to enable illegal land grabbing and the extortion of property owners.
There was no fresh response from the Federal Housing Authority on the firm’s latest claims at of press time.
