Kano State Governor, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf has paid an on the spot assessment visit to Kano State High Court that was vandalized by thugs during the nationwide protests some few days ago.
The Governor was conducted round the court premises by the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Barrister Haruna Isah Dederi, Chief Registrar of the High Court, Alhaji Abdullahi Ado Bayero, and other High Court Judges of the State.
This was contained in a Press statement made available to newsmen in Kano by the Governor’s Spokesperson, Mr. Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa today.
The statement described the vandalization as a master-minded and staged-managed mission in which the hired miscreants carted away corruption charges documents on former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje who has been facing multiple charges before the state High Court.
“It is very unfortunate that enemies of Kano State hired undesirable elements to vandalized one of the historic public buildings with a mission of averting corruption charges against the Ag. National Chairman of APC and former governor of the state Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, his family and aides.”
The statement added that the miscreants destroyed virtually all units of the High Court including the office of the state Chief Judge with loss accuring to more than one billion naira through stealing of office equipment, destroying offices, burning cars and other relevant materials crucial to the dispensation of justice.
Alhaji Abba Kabir called on youth in the state to desist from being used by detractors to engage in violence, rather they should concentrate in skills acquisitions for better future emphasizing that government will not relent in securing the lives and property of people of Kano State.
The Governor assured that Jiduciary as the last hope of the common man must be protected at all cost, he therefore directed for the immediate rehabilitation of the building with immediate effect and deployment of adequate security for effective justice delivery.
He commiserated with the Chief Judge, Dije Abdu Aboki and the entire Judiciary family for the ugly incident urging them to brace up to cover what was lost in the courts proceedings for the benefit of the common man.
Alhaji Abba Kabir commended people of the state for their support and cooperation to present administration, and prayed for sustenance of the tempo for peace, stability, and prosperity, and economic development.
