Court Grants Restraining Order Against Police, Protects APC Ward Executives Who Suspended Ganduje

A Kano High Court has granted an interim restraining order, preventing the police from arresting or harassing the All Progressives Congress (APC) Ward officers who suspended Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the party, last month.

The order, granted by Justice Yusuf Ubale Muhammad on May 2, 2024, restrains the Inspector General of Police, Assistant Inspector General, Zone 1 Kano, and the Commissioner of Police, Kano, from inviting, arresting, or detaining the ward executives.

The ward officers had dragged APC, APC NWC, Kano SWC, and Ganduje to court, seeking to affirm Ganduje’s suspension from the party.

However, security operatives launched a manhunt to arrest the ward officers, prompting them to seek protection from the court.

The exparte motion, filed by the ward executives through their counsel, Shamsu Ubale Jibrin Esq, sought to protect their fundamental human rights as guaranteed by the constitution.

The court granted the interim order, restraining the respondents from taking any action against the applicants, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.
The case has been adjourned to June 5, 2024, for the hearing of the motion on notice.

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