THE Zamfara State Police Command has complied with an order of a Federal High Court, Gusau to return all vehicles seized in the two residences of former Governor Bello Matawalle in Gusau and Maradun local government areas.
Security operatives had on 6th June 2023, says it acted on a court order and invaded two houses belonging to the immediate past governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle and moved out some vehicles
A few hours after the operation, the Zamfara State government, through its spokesperson, Suleiman Idris says, forty vehicles were recovered from the two residences of the former governor.
However, on Thursday, 15 June 2023, a Federal High Court sitting in Gusau again ordered all parties involved in the seizure of the vehicles to return all and other items taken from the ex-governors residences to the court premises within forty-eight hours
In a phone Interview with the spokesperson of the Zamfara State Police Command, Yazid Abubakar says the Command has complied with the order and has started returning the vehicles to the premises of the Federal High Court pending the determination of the court.
The court also gave an order of interim injunction restraining the respondents comprising the Inspector General of Police, the Nigeria Police, the Commissioner of Police in Zamfara State, the Department of State Services (DSS) and the NSCDC from taking any further step in connection with the matter and to stay away from all actions, pending the hearing and determination of the motion in the matter.
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