The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, okayed a suit seeking to compel the Federal Government to investigate the alleged link between the Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Matawalle, and the operation of bandits in Zamfara State.
Cited as 1st to 3rd defendants in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1434/2024, which was brought before the court by a Zamfara state-based human rights activist, Abubakar Dahiru, are; President Bola Tinubu, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, as well as the Inspector General of Police.
Specifically, the plaintiff, through his counsel, Mr. Ojonimi Apeh, is praying the court declare that “the 1st Defendant (Tinubu) herein must give directions to the 3rd Defendant (IGP) to investigate the activities of bandits and kidnappers in Zamfara state and in particular the allegations surrounding the Minister of State for Defence, Hon. Bello Matawalle about banditry and kidnapping in Zamfara state to secure and/or restore public safety in Zamfara state.”
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