The vehicles seized from the former governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, have been returned to him.
NIGERIACRIME reported that the Zamfara Police Command seized the former governor’s vehicles a few days after the handover.
However, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, ASP Yazid Abubakar, confirmed the release of the vehicle to the former governor on Saturday.
According to the police spokesperson, the vehicles were returned in compliance with the order of the Justice Aminu Bappah-Aliyu-led Federal High Court sitting in Gusau.
Recall that on June 15, the court ordered all security agencies that removed the vehicles from Matawalle’s houses in Gusau and Maradun to return them within 48 hours.
Earlier, the officers stormed the former governor’s two houses on the order of the state government to recover the vehicles, a move Matawalle kicked against.
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The spokesperson said, “Yes, the police command has complied with the court order as regards to returning of all vehicles belonging to the former governor, Bello Matawalle.
“We have returned all the vehicles to the premises of Federal High Court, Gusau, as I speak to you now, no single vehicle is in police custody.”
The court also gave an order of interim injunction restraining the respondents in the suit filed by Matawalle from taking any further action in connection with the matter.
The respondents include the Inspector-General of Police, the Nigeria Police Force and the Commissioner of Police, Zamfara.
Others are the Department of State Services and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps.
The court further ordered the security agencies to stay away from all actions, pending the hearing and determination of the matter before it.
Mr Suleiman Idris, spokesperson to Gov. Dauda Lawal of Zamfara, had earlier said more than 40 vehicles were recovered from the two houses of the former governor.
He also confirmed that the security agencies took action on the directive of the state government.