A Kano-based lawyer, A.S. Bawa, has petitioned the Kano State Commissioner of Police, accusing one Abdulwahab Abdullahi and other officers of the Kano Road Traffic Agency of alleged theft of N950,000, unlawful seizure of wristwatches, criminal intimidation, and unlawful assault against him while he was performing his lawful duties.
The lawyer, through his 10 legal representatives led by Barrister Fengak Obadiah Gokir, submitted the petition to the Kano State Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori on Wednesday.
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The Petition dated 19th August, 2025, was copied to Attorney-General Kano State, chairman, Nigeria Bar Association, Kano Branch, the Managing Director, Kano Road Traffic Agency, Kano State and the Director Center for Human Rights and Social Advancement.
The petition, a copy of which was made available to newsmen on Wednesday, said, “Our client is a legal practitioner carrying on the practice of law within the Kano State and beyond.
“The instruction of our client reveals that about two days ago (Monday, 18th August, 2025 (Sic), while going about his lawful activities in the company of one Malam Awalu, drove his car (Silver coloured Toyota Yaris, 2005 model) towards Railway by Murtala Mohammed Way, Kano to purchase some wood.
He said while around that location, our client, knowing fully well how reckless some motorists can be, carefully parked his car by the road side at a reasonable parking lane in an orderly manner to avoid unnecessary bashing of the car and to avoid causing traffic related issues to other road users.
According to the petition, there was N950,000.00 and two wrist watches (the more concern one Patek Philippe) that was gifted to our client by one Late Prince Issa Idris Yaro in addition to some extra money in the car.
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“However, upon the conclusion of the wood transaction, our client became seriously shocked, alarmed and gripped with fear when he noticed his car was no longer at the location he parked.
“It was at that moment that people around told him that the car had been burgled and forcefully taken away by men of the KAROTA. Our client therefore made an effort to know the office the car was taken to and it was then that he was informed that the car was taken to KAROTA office along Gidan Awaki by Club Road, Kano State.
“Our client immediately approached KAROTA office and to his greatest surprise again, found his car already burgled and tempered with, the sum of N950,000.00 missing and the bumper damaged due to the fact that the car was forcefully dragged,” it said.
He approached the officers on duty, to find out why his car was burgled into, driven to KAROTA office and illegally impounded or detained but unfortunately, he was threatened, bashed and ordered out of their premises under the instruction of one Abdulwahab Abdullahi, the officer incharge of that complex.
When their client approached the officers of KAROTA on duty, the said officers became violent, assaulted him and threatened to kill him if he did not vacate their premises. That was how our client was publicly embarrassed notwithstanding the fact that he is a lawyer with a high reputation to protect.
It is in the light of the above that we therefore write this petition to you, praying that you use your good office to investigate the unlawful and illegal actions of these men and his colleagues on duty whose activities overreached the legal rights of our client,” the petition concluded.
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However, when contacted, the Public Relations Officer of the Kano Road Traffic Agency, Abubakar Ibrahim, said the agency had not received any petition related to the incident.
“Iam not aware of this information, so I will not comment on it,” he added.
