The Zamfara Police Command on Saturday said it had returned all vehicles it seized from former governor of the state, Bello Matawalle.
The command’s Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Yazid Abubakar confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on
Saturday via telephone conversation.
Abubakar said the vehicles were returned in compliance with the order of Federal High
Court sitting in Gusau.
The court, presided by Justice Aminu Bappah-Aliyu
had on June 15, ordered all security agencies that removed the vehicles from
Matawalle’s houses in Gusau and Maradun, to return them within 48 hours.
NAN reports that security operatives removed the
vehicles from the two houses on the order of the State government.
The court gave all parties involved in the
invasion of the former governor’s houses 48 hours to comply with the order.
“Yes, the police command has complied with the court order as regards to
returning of all vehicles belonging to the former governor, Bello Matawalle.
“We have returned all the vehicles to the premises of Federal High Court,
Gusau, as I speak to you now, no single vehicle is in police custody,” Abubakar said.
The court also gave an order of interim injunction
restraining the respondents in the suit filed by Matawalle from taking any
further action in connection with the matter.
The respondents include the Inspector-General of
Police, Nigeria Police Force and Commissioner of Police, Zamfara.
Others are the Department of State Services (DSS)
and Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC).
The court further ordered the security agencies to
stay away from all actions, pending the hearing and determination of the matter
before it.
Suleiman Idris, spokesperson to Gov. Dauda Lawal
of Zamfara, had earlier said more than 40 vehicles were recovered from the two
houses of the former governor.
He also confirmed that the security agencies took
the action on the directive of the state government.
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