Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Wednesday, undertook an on-the-spot evaluation of the Kano State High Court, which was vandalised, looted and razed amid the latest nationwide starvation protest, which turned violent in components of the North.
Yusuf, in the course of the tour, regretted the invasion and destruction of the state excessive court docket by hoodlums, lamenting that “the hired miscreants carted away corruption charges documents on former Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, who has been facing multiple charges before the state high court.”
According to a press release on Wednesday by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Tofa, the governor was carried out around the court docket premises by the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Dederi, the Chief Registrar of the excessive court docket, Alhaji Abdullahi Bayero, and a few judges.
“It is very unfortunate that enemies of Kano State hired undesirable elements to vandalise one of the historic public buildings with a mission to subvert the corruption charges against the acting National Chairman of the APC and former governor of the state, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, his family and aides,” Yusuf was quoted to have mentioned.
According to the assertion, the hoodlums “destroyed virtually all units of the high court, including the office of the state Chief Judge, with loss amounting to more than N1bn through the stealing of office equipment, destroying offices, burning cars and other relevant materials crucial to the dispensation of justice.”
Governor Yusuf known as on youths within the state to desist from being utilized by detractors to interact in violence however to fairly consider expertise acquisition to higher their future, promising them the federal government’s assist.
He ordered the rapid rehabilitation of the courthouse and the deployment of extra safety to make sure efficient justice supply.
Yusuf additionally commiserated with the Kano State Chief Judge, Justice Dije Abdu Aboki, and your entire judiciary over what he described as an unsightly incident.
The governor recommended the individuals of the state for his or her assist and cooperation along with his current administration and prayed for the sustenance of the tempo for peace, stability, and prosperity, and financial improvement within the state.
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The administration of the state excessive court docket had in a press release on August 4 lamented the invasion, vandalism and burning of the excessive court docket, saying investigation had begun to trace down the perpetrators.
The spokesperson for the court docket, Baba Ibrahim, recalled that on August 1, rioters, who claimed to be #EndBadGovernment protesters, broke into the premises of the headquarters of the state excessive court docket, vandalised workplaces and “stole an unspecified amount of money and guns seized from kidnappers and kept as exhibits in ongoing cases.”
Ibrahim mentioned, “Private and official automobiles parked on the premises of the court docket have been razed, whereas some have been vandalised by the protesters.
“Offices, together with that of the Chief Judge and different judges within the court docket, have been vandalised. The protesters destroyed the brand new and outdated case information and scattered all the pieces within the buildings.
“Exhibits, together with weapons saved within the court docket’s retailer, have been additionally looted.
“This is the first time the Kano State Judiciary has witnessed such an incident. Vehicles parked on the court’s promises were also vandalised, and looted.”