Suspension Drama: Court stops IGP, others from inviting, arresting Ganduje APC ward executives

A Kano High Court has granted an ex parte bid restraining the Inspector General of Police (IGP); Assistant Inspector General, AIG Zone 1, Kano; Commissioner of Police, Kano, from inviting, arresting and harassing the All Progressives Congress (APC) ward officers astatine Ganduje ward, Dawakin-Tofa section assembly of Kano State.

In a consolidated bid granted by Justice Yusuf Ubale Muhammad connected May 2, 2024, the tribunal besides restricted the APC National Working Committee (NWC), State Council of the enactment and APC acting National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, from utilizing information operatives to apprehension oregon detain the Ganduje ward executives, pending the proceeding and determination of question connected notice.

The ex parte question jointly filed by the Jafar Adamu and 10 others and Haladu Gwanjo and Laminu Sani Barguma-led factional ward officers, done their counsel, Shamsu Ubale Jibrin Esq., is seeking the extortion of their cardinal quality rights arsenic guaranteed by the constitution.

In the consolidated question ex parte dated April 29, 2024, the applicants are challenging the IGP, AIG portion 1 Kano, Commissioner of Police Kano, APC, APC NWC, Kano APC State Council and Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

The tribunal aft proceeding the exertion ordered arsenic follows: “An interim bid of injunction is hereby granted restraining the respondents successful the 2 consolidated suits, their officers, agents, privies oregon immoderate different serviceman serving nether them from inviting, arresting, harassing oregon detaining the applicants successful respect of the taxable substance of the suit, pending the proceeding and determination of the question connected announcement already filed.”

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