In the wake of the shocking death threats issued to members of the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal by former Kano State Commissioner of Lands and Physical Planning, Adamu Aliyu, Judge Benson Anya has emphatically condemned the menacing threats. Anya asserted that these threats against the tribunal judges should not go unpunished….CONTINUE READING....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶

Recall that Aliyu had openly vowed to unleash unprecedented chaos, surpassing the turmoil experienced in neighboring states like Kaduna and Zamfara if the tribunal’s ruling did not favor the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP).

Aliyu had declared, “I am sending this message to the tribunal judges, any judge that allows himself to be used and collect bribes and pass judgment that is not right, we want to tell him he must choose between his life and the bribe money he collected.”

He continued, “We are promising you (our supporters), we are receiving your complaints, the votes you cast on his excellency (Governor Yusuf) will not go in vain unless we lose our lives or the Kano State will fall.”

Adding to the chilling rhetoric, Aliyu threatened, “Another message for the leaders. You have seen the conflict (banditry) in Zamfara, Kaduna, and Katsina, I swear because of this governorship seat, everyone will die. The conflict that will start in Kano will be more deadly than the ones in those states and Borno.”

In response to the threats, Governor Yusuf swiftly distanced himself and his government from Aliyu’s statements, promptly removing him from office.

The three-member tribunal panel, led by Oluyemi Asadebay, ultimately delivered its judgment, ousting the state governor, Yusuf, and declaring the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nasiru Gawuna, as the election winner.

It’s worth noting that the judges opted for a virtual judgment delivery due to security concerns stemming from the threats against them.

In a certified true copy of the judgment released on Friday, Judge Anya labeled the death threats from the former commissioner as a scheme to seize power through force and deter them from administering justice in the election petition.