Industrial court refuses ex-commissioners’ bid to stop Kano from retrieving official vehicles

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria sitting successful Kano has refused applications by 5 erstwhile members of the Kano State Executive Council seeking to restrain the authorities authorities from retrieving authoritative vehicles allocated to them portion successful office.

The applications, filed separately but arising from akin facts, were taken unneurotic earlier Justice Mahmood Abba Namtari astatine the Kano Judicial Division.

In a little ruling delivered connected Monday, Justice Namtari declined to assistance the ex parte interim injunctions sought by the erstwhile commissioners and directed that the defendants beryllium enactment connected notice.

“The applications for interim orders are refused,” the justice held, ordering that each parties beryllium heard earlier immoderate determination is taken connected the substantive motions.

The matters were subsequently adjourned to March 10, 2026, for further proceedings.

The claimants are Dr Yusuf Ibrahim K/Mata, erstwhile Commissioner for Science, Technology and Innovation; AVM Ibrahim Umar (retd), erstwhile Commissioner for Internal Security; Nasir Sule Garo, erstwhile Commissioner for Special Duties; Adamu Aliyu Kibiya, erstwhile Commissioner for Human...