Ganduje suspension: Court restrains IGP from inviting, arresting ward officers

A Kano State High Court, presided by Justice Yusuf Ubale Muhammad, has issued an ex parte bid preventing the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Zone 1 Kano, and the Commissioner of Police, Kano from inviting, arresting, oregon harassing the All Progressives Congress (APC) ward officers astatine Ganduje Ward successful the Dawakin-Tofa section authorities area.

The suspension of the National Chairman of the APC, Abdullahi Ganduje by the Ganduje Ward officers was subsequently overturned by the authorities moving committee of the party.

A ineligible action, seeking judicial affirmation of Ganduje’s suspension starring to the information operatives reportedly searching for the ward officers was taken by the ward officers.

Justice Yusuf Ubale Muhammad, successful the exparte bid granted connected May 2, 2024, said pending the proceeding and deter8of the question connected notice, restrained the APC National Working Committee (NWC), Kano State Working Committee, and Ganduje from utilizing information operatives to apprehension oregon detain the ward executives.

Jafar Adamu, Haladu Gwanjo, Laminu Sani Barguma, and 10 different factional ward officers, done their counsel, Shamsu Ubale Jibrin Esq, filed the experts question seeking extortion of their cardinal quality rights arsenic guaranteed by the constitution.

Two affidavits were sworn by applicant Jafar Adamu (suit no. K/M759/2024), Haladu Gwanjo and Laminu Sani Barguma (suit no. K/M758/2024), challenging the IGP, AIG Zone 1 Kano, Commissioner of Police Kano, APC, APC NWC, Kano APC State Council, and Ganduje himself.

It further ordered that interim bid for the question connected announcement and each different processes successful this suit shall beryllium served connected each the respondents, timeously and earlier the adjacent adjourned date. The lawsuit adjourned to 5th June, 2024, for proceeding of the question connected notice.