Kano Demolition: Kano Court Restrains Governor from Further Exercise
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has ordered Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to stop demolishing structures and property in the State.
The State Government, upon assumption of duty on May 29, embarked on massive demolition of buildings approved by former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, branding them as illegal structures.
The demolition is causing disturbances in the State.
The court granted a Motion Ex-Parte, filled by Saminu Muhammad, which prayed the court to restrain the Kano State Government and its agents from demolishing some buildings located along BUK road.
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The court, presided over by Justice S.A. Amobeda, at the weekend, granted the Ex-Parte Motion, stopping the state from further demolishing of structures in the state.
The judge also ordered the state government to stop plans of demolishing the applicant’s property located at No. 41 and 43 Salanta, along BUK road.
The Attorney-General of Kano State, the Solicitor General of Kano State, the Governor of Kano State, the Kano State government, and the Kano State Bureau for Land Management are respondents joined in the suit.
Other defendants in the case include: Kano State Urban Planning and Development, Authority, Inspector-General of Police, Nigeria Police Force, Commissioner of Police, Commandant General of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps.
The Court after listening to the Motion moved by the Applicant’s Counsel, Prof. Nasiru Aliyu, SAN, ordered an accelerated hearing of the case and adjourned the suit to July 10.
