Justice SA Amobeda of a Federal High Court in Kano has stopped Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State from further demolishing structures.
Saminu Muhammad, a Kano citizen, instituted the motion ex-parte through his lawyer.
The court, following the motion, restrained the state government and its agents from further demolition of some buildings along BUK Road.
Justice Amobeda specifically ordered the government to halt plans for demolishing the applicant’s property, located on No. 41 and 43 Salanta, along BUK Road, Kano.
The Kano State’s Attorney-General, Solicitor General, Governor, the state government, and the state Bureau for Land Management are respondents joined in the suit.
The court ordered an accelerated hearing of the case and adjourned the suit to July 10, 2023, after listening to the motion moved by the applicant’s counsel.
