A High Court in Kano, under the leadership of Justice Sunusi Ado Ma’aji, has issued an interim order preventing the Inspector General of Police and other police authorities from summoning, arresting, or harassing the Chairman of the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission.
The plaintiffs in the case include the Kano State Attorney General, the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, and its Chairman, Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado.
The defendants named in the suit are the Nigeria Police Force, the Inspector General of Police, the AIG Zone One, the Kano Commissioner of Police, ASP Ahmed Bello, and Bala Muhammad Inuwa.
Justice Ma’aji granted the order on Monday.
Last Friday, Police under the orders of the IGP had arrested Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado in connection to an investigation involving a former MD during Abdullahi Ganduje’s government.
He was later released on Saturday as the police say investigation goes on on the matter.
Kano court bars police from arresting anti-corruption boss, Muhuyi Magaji
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