June 14, (THEWILL)- The Federal High Court sitting in Kano, on Thursday, ruled against the Kano State government and others challenging the jurisdiction of the court to entertain the issue of fundamental human rights instituted by a Kano traditional holder, Aminu Babba Dan’Agundi, in connection with the emirate tussle.
Recall that the applicant, who is the traditional title holder of Sarkin Dawaki Babba of Kano emirate, Aminu Babba Dan’Agundi had, approached the court seeking enforcement of his fundamental human rights claimed to have been violated by government action in the Emirate tussle.
The respondents in the suit are Kano State Government as 1st respondent, Kano State House of Assembly (2nd), Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly (3rd), Attorney General of Kano State (4th), Kano Commissioner of Police (5th), Inspector General of Police, IGP (6th), NSCDC and DSS as 7th and 8th respondents respectively.
Delivering the ruling on jurisdiction on Thursday, the presiding judge, Justice Abdullahi M. Liman, ruled that the court has jurisdiction to entertain the matter bothering on the applicant’s fundamental human rights.
Justice Liman gave the ruling relying on Section 42 sub-section 1 and Section 315 of the 1999 constitution as amended.
However, reacting to the ruling, the Counsel to the 2nd and 3rd respondents, Ibrahim Isah Wangida, said he would meet with his client to decide the next line of action whether or not they will take the option to appeal the ruling in the Court of Appeal.
Meanwhile, the judge, Justice Liman, adjourned the matter till Friday for a hearing of all pending applications saying the case is too sensitive for it to be dragged for too long.
Abdullahi Yusuf is a seasoned journalist, communicator and was previously the Deputy Editor-In-Chief and Zonal Manager, News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, Jos, where he retired on December 15, 2021
