A Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Maryam Sabo has ordered Kano State Attorney General, Musa Abdullahi Lawan, to immediately file a charge against Majority Leader of the Federal House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa and his other conspirators over the alleged killing of a resident of the state.
Delivering a ruling on the motion, Justice Sabo upheld that ”Leave is hereby granted to the Applicant to apply for the issuance of an order of mandamus against the respondent, that is Attorney General of Kano State, compelling him to exercise his power under section 211 of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria to immediately file a charge against Doguwa and his conspirators for the offences of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, mischief, incitement of public disturbance and...
“The Police have written to the ministry officials that the IGP has taken over the investigation and already assigned a special team headed by AIG from Headquarters to conduct the investigation over the incident.”All rights reserved. This material, and other digital content on this website, may not be reproduced, published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed in whole or in part without prior express written permission from PUNCH.
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