Protests: Gov Yusuf confirms thugs took away documents on Ganduje’s corruption case in court

The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, confirmed on Wednesday that suspected thugs carted away documents related to corruption charges against his predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje, when they invaded the state High Court during last week’s #EndBadGovernance protests in the state.

The governor, according to a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, disclosed this when he visited the court to assess the damages to the facility.

He was accompanied on the trip by the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Haruna Isah Dederi, the Chief Registrar of the High Court, Abdullahi Ado Bayero, and other officials in the state judiciary.

Yusuf lamented that the criminals severely destroyed several units in the court and carted away items.

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He said the office of the state Chief Judge was among the units affected and pegged the losses at N1 billion.

He alleged that the invasion was stage-managed to disrupt the trial of the former governor for alleged corruption during his time in office.

The governor charged the youths in the state to refrain from violence at the behest of detractors and instead focus on skills acquisition for a better future.

He said: “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.

“I urge our youth to resist being used as tools for violence. The future is in your hands, and you should concentrate on skills acquisition for a better tomorrow.

“We will not relent in securing the lives and property of the people of Kano State. The judiciary must be protected to ensure justice for all.

“I commiserate with the Chief Judge and the entire judiciary. We must brace up to cover what was lost in the court proceedings for the benefit of the common man.”

Yusuf imposed a 24-hour curfew in the state last week after the protests by a group of Nigerians to express their displeasure over the hardship and other socio-economic challenges occasioned by the Federal Government’s policies turned violent in the state.

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