A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has restrained Kano State government, its agents, Police, Department of State Services, among others, from arresting former Kano state Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, his family members and associates.
The Order was issued today by the Court presided over by Justice A. M Liman following an exparte application filed by Counsel to the Applicant, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Mr B. Hemba.
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The Court similarly restrained all the 8 defendants in the case from further action pending the determination of the substantive originating motion.
The order reads in parts: ”Restraining the Respondents weather by themselves ot acting through their officers, men, operatives, agents, or any persons or group of persons howsoever described from harassing, intimidating, harassing, detaining the Applicant or his children or any member of his family or any appointee who served under the administration of the Applicant, pending the hearing and determination of substantive originating motion.
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“An order restraining the Respondents weather by themselves or acting through their officers, men, operatives, agents, privies, or any persons or group of persons howsoever described from harassing, arresting, inviting or detaining Applicant or his children or any member of his family or anyappointee who served under his administration or forcefully taking over properties of his children or any member of his family or any appointee who served under his administration, pending the hearing and determination of substantive originating motion.”
Justice Liman further ordered that the interim order shall operate pending the hearing of the motion for the enforcement of the Fundamental Human Rights, which is fixed for 14th July, 2023.
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The 8 Respondents include Nigeria Police, Inspector-General of Police, Commissioner of Police Kano State, Department of Security Services and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
Others are, Attorney General of the Federation, Attorney General of Kano State and Kano state Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission.
