Court Orders IGP To Halt Summoning, Arrest Of Ganduje’s Ward Officers

Court Orders IGP To Halt Summoning, Arrest Of Ganduje’s Ward Officers

In a recent development at the Kano State High Court, Justice Yusuf Ubale Muhammad issued an ex parte order barring the Inspector General of Police (IGP), the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Zone 1 Kano, and the Commissioner of Police, Kano from initiating any actions against the All Progressives Congress (APC) ward officers at Ganduje Ward in the Dawakin-Tofa local government area. This order prevents them from inviting, arresting, or harassing the said ward officers.

The suspension of Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the APC, by the Ganduje Ward officers, was reversed by the state working committee of the party. Subsequently, the ward officers, fearing legal repercussions, sought judicial intervention to affirm Ganduje’s suspension. This move reportedly led to security operatives searching for the ward officers.

Justice Yusuf Ubale Muhammad granted the ex parte order on May 2, 2024. Pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice, the court restrained the APC National Working Committee (NWC), Kano State Working Committee, and Ganduje from employing security operatives to arrest or detain the ward executives.

The factional ward officers, including Jafar Adamu, Haladu Gwanjo, and Laminu Sani Barguma, represented by their counsel Shamsu Ubale Jibrin Esq, filed the ex parte motion seeking protection of their fundamental human rights as guaranteed by the constitution. Affidavits were sworn by the applicants challenging various parties, including the IGP, AIG Zone 1 Kano, Commissioner of Police Kano, APC, APC NWC, Kano APC State Council, and Ganduje.

The court also ordered that interim orders for the motion on notice and all other processes in the suit should be served on all respondents in a timely manner before the next adjourned date, which is scheduled for June 5, 2024, for the hearing of the motion on notice.

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