The Nigeria Police has finally obeyed the court directive to unseal Tiamin Rice Mill in Kano, sealed under the Governor Umar Ganduje administration. On May 4, Justice Okon Abang of the Federal High Court in Abuja gave the order. The Kano State Government had shut the company over alleged air pollution. Authorises explained that the
The Nigeria Police has finally obeyed the court directive to unseal Tiamin Rice Mill in Kano, sealed under the Governor Umar Ganduje administration.The Kano State Government hadAuthorises explained that the action was taken after complaints by the host community claiming “the pollution could aggravate coronavirus patients”.On Wednesday, their lawyer, Adegboyega Awomolo , confirmed that all barricades erected at the company by the police have been removed.
The court had threatened to jail the Kano State Attorney General and the Commissioner of Police if they failed to effect his order. Tiamin Rice Mill, Tiamin Multi-Services Global Limited and Aliyu Ali Ibrahim, had jointly sued the Police, the Kano Government and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps for violation of their fundamental rights.
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