How Miscreants Looted Documents Relating To Trial Of Fmr Kano Gov Ganduje During Nationwide Protest – Gov Yusuf

By Ayodele Oni

Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, still counting loses incurred by the State during the nationwide protest, has disclosed that miscreants looted from the State High Court, documents on corruption charges against the former Governor of the state, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, his family and aides.

Yusuf, on Wednesday said Ganduje, who is also the National Chairman of the APC, was facing multiple charges at the State High Court.

This was contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa.

According to the statement, the governor made the disclosure when he paid an on-the- spot assessment visit to Kano State High Court which was vandalized by thugs during the recent nationwide anti-hunger protests.

“It is very unfortunate that enemies of Kano State hired undesirable elements to vandalize one of the historic public buildings with a mission of averting corruption charges against the Acting National Chairman of APC and former governor of the state, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, his family and aides.”

The Governor stated that the miscreants destroyed virtually all units of the High Court, including the office of the State Chief Judge with losses “accruing to more than N1 billion through stealing of office equipment, destroying offices, burning cars and other relevant materials crucial to the dispensation of justice.”

He urged youths in the state to desist from being used by detractors to engage in violence.

Instead, he advised that the youths should concentrate on skills acquisitions for better future, assuring that government would not relent in securing the lives and property of the people of the state.

Yusuf said the Judiciary as the last hope of the common man must be protected at all costs, and directed the rehabilitation of the building with immediate effect and deployment of adequate security for effective justice delivery.

He commiserated with the state Chief Judge, Dije Abdu Aboki, and the entire Judiciary family over the ugly incident and urged them “to brace up to cover what was lost in the courts proceedings for the benefit of the common man.”

The governor commended the people of the state for their support and cooperation to the present administration in the state, and prayed that the gesture would be sustained for the peace, stability, prosperity and economic development of the state.