Police Obey Court Judgement, Release 67 Vehicles To Shi’ite Members

Sixty-seven vehicles have been released to the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) also known as Shi’ite by the police in Zaria, Kaduna State.

This was an execution of the judgement of Kaduna State High Court which directs the defendants to release unto the plaintiffs their respective vehicles, tricycles and motorcycles.

The two defendants in the case number KDH/KAD/1131/21 were the commissioner of police and the attorney-general of Kaduna State.

Mr Mark Abu, counsel to the plaintiffs told newsmen in Zaria yesterday that they were in M.T.D Police Station Zaria to pursue the execution of the judgement of Nov. 9, 2022 by Justice Amina Bello of the Kaduna State High Court.

However, the counsel to the plaintiffs who confirmed the receipt of the vehicles from the police noted that “the number of the vehicles for release filed in the court processes were a lot more than the vehicles they met at the police station.

“The vehicles on ground are just 67 but they are supposed to be more than that in number and the vehicles here were vandalized.

“On the disparity in the number of vehicles in the court documents and those physically in custody of the police, we are keeping our options close to our chest at the moment.

“We will discuss with our clients the options available and the one we will explore,’’ Abu said.

Abu said his clients expected not less than 50 motorcycles but they just saw less than 10 motorcycles adding that his client would take them and decide what to do on the remaining balance.

It would be recalled that on December 15th 2021, the plaintiffs (Mohammed-Auwal Yakubu and 77 others) filed a writ of summons against the commissioner of police and attorney general of Kaduna State.

The writ was hinged on an order of the Kaduna State High Court directing the defendants to release unto the plaintiffs their respective vehicles, tricycles and motorcycles; N4million general damages and cost of the suite.

According to the writ, the vehicles, tricycles and motorcycles were in the custody of the defendants at M.T. D. Police Station Zaria, since 2015.