By Ikechukwu Nnochiri
ABUJA—-An Abuja Chief Magistrate Court sitting at Wuse Zone 2, has summoned MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd to appear before it on December 6, for allegedly defaulting to pay rent for a piece of land where its transmission mast was erected.
Magistrate Olubunmi Achegbulu directed the service of processes on the telecommunication giant, after a firm that was managing the Mast on its behalf, failed to appear in court.
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The court order followed a suit that was filed by one Edward Shehu Baba, the owner of Plot 1038 Cassava Street, Wuye District, Abuja, which was allegedly leased to MTN Communications Ltd in 2007.
Baba told the court that MTN secured the land through Future Telecoms Nigeria Ltd for its transmission mast at an annual rent of N1million.
He said the agreement was to elapse after 10 years.
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