On Friday, a Federal High Court in Kano blocked the Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission from calling Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, the state’s most recent governor.
The restraining order was granted by Justice A. M. Liman in response to an ex parte application made by the applicant’s attorney, Mr. B. Hemba.
The former governor Ganduje has been invited by the anti-graft organization because of a purported $1 video.
The court stopped 7 further respondents from taking any further action in the lawsuit.
Eight respondents, including the Nigeria Police, the Inspector General of Police, the Commissioner of Police for Kano State, the State Security Services, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, joined the lawsuit.
Others are, Attorney General of the Federation, Attorney General of Kano State and Kano state Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission.
The Court restrained all the respondents from harassing, arresting, inviting or detaining the immediate past Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, his family or any appointee who served under his administration, pending the hearing and determination of substantive originating motion.
The order reads, “Restraining the Respondents weather by themselves or acting through their officers, men, operatives, agents, or any persons or group of persons howsoever described from harassing, intimidating, harassing, detaining the Applicant or his children or any member of his family or any appointee who served under the administration of the Applicant, pending the hearing and determination of substantive originating motion,”
“An order restraining the Respondents weather by themselves or acting through their officers, men, operatives, agents, privies, or any persons or group of persons howsoever described from harassing, arresting, inviting or detaining Applicant or his children or any member of his family or any appointee who served under his administration or forcefully taking over properties of his children or any member of his family or any appointee who served under his administration, pending the hearing and determination of substantive originating motion,” the order reads.
Justice Liman however ordered that the interim order shall operate pending the hearing of the motion for the enforcement of the Fundamental Human Rights, which is fixed for 14th July, 2023.
