The federal high court in Gusau ordered all vehicles confiscated from the two mansions of the former governor, Bello Matawalle, in the Gusau and Maradun Local Government areas. The Zamfara State Police command claims that it has followed with the court order.
On June 6, security personnel entered two homes owned by Bello Matawalle, the recently-retired governor of Zamfara State, on the basis of a court order, and removed some vehicles.
According to the Zamfara state Government’s spokesperson Suleiman Idris, forty vehicles were seized from the two former governor’s mansions a few hours after the operation.
But, on Thursday,15th June, a federal high court sitting in Gusau again ordered all parties involved in seizure of the vehicles to return all and other items taken from the ex – Governor Matawalle’s Houses to the court premises within forty eight hours
Yazid Abubakar, the Zamfara state Police Command’s spokesperson, claims that the command has followed with the directive and has begun bringing the vehicles back to the Federal High Court’s grounds while waiting for the court’s decision.
The Inspector General of Police, the Nigeria Police, the Commissioner of Police in Zamfara State, the Department of State Services, and the NSCDC were listed as respondents. The court issued an order of interim injunction prohibiting them from acting in any way related to the case while the motion is heard and decided.