The Federal High Court sitting in Kano held Thursday that it has jurisdiction to hear the fundamental human rights suit instituted by a Kano traditional holder, Aminu Babba Dan’Agundi in connection with the emirship tussle.
The Kano State government and others had challenged the competence of the court to hear the matter.
The applicant had approached the court seeking for enforcement of his fundamental human rights claimed to have been violated by government action in the Emirship tussle.
The respondents in the suit are Kano State Government as 1st respondent, Kano State House of Assembly (2nd), Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly (3rd), Attorney General of Kano State (4th), Kano Commissioner of Police (5th), Inspector General of Police, IGP (6th), NSCDC and DSS as 7th and 8th respondents respectively.
Delivering the ruling on the issue of jurisdiction, Justice Abdullahi M. Liman, said the court can entertain the matter, bothering on the applicant’s fundamental human rights.
He supported his decision with Section 42 sub-section 1 and Section 315 of the 1999 constitution as amended.
However, reacting to the ruling, the Counsel to the 2nd and 3rd respondents, Ibrahim Isah Wangida, said he will meet with his client to decide the next line of action whether or not they will take the option to appeal the ruling in the Court of Appeal.
Meanwhile, the judge, Justice Liman, adjourned the matter till Friday for hearing of all pending application saying the case is too sensitive for it to be dragged for too long.
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