KANO (North-West, Nigeria) — The former Managing Director, Kano State Agricultural Supply Company(KASCO), Inuwa Bala has kicked against an enforcement carried out by the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission by confiscating his properties worth billions of naira.
The Ex-KASCO boss, Bala while addressing newsmen accused the anti-graft agency of defying court order which permits him to take full possession of his properties.
He said the properties which were stocked with various brands of trailers, fertilizer grinding machines and other agricultural implements were taken over by the anti-graft agency in contravention of the court order.
Bala made reference to a suit no K/M 1563/2024 before Justice Aisha Ya’u, which ruled in their favour.
According to him, the court declared the forceful entry and seizure of his properties as illegal, unconstitutional, and a violation of his fundamental rights as guaranteed by Section 44 of the 1999 Constitution (as amended).
The court further directed the respondents, including the Kano State Police Commissioner and the anti-graft commission, to vacate the premises and restore access to the owners.
Bala claimed the respondents disregarded the ruling, prompting him to secure another interim injunction restraining further interference.
“The court ordered a stay of all actions relating to the matter until the substantive case is resolved,” Bala said.
He added that an interim order was also issued mandating all parties to maintain the status quo, pending the hearing of the main suit.
In a swift reaction, the Chairman of the State Public Complaints and Anti Corruption Commission, Bar. Muhyi Magaji Rimingado, dismissed the allegations, arguing that all the orders obtained by Bala were obtained in default and could “not stand the test of legal values.”
Rimingado insisted that all the orders restraining him and his commission from carrying out their fundamental duties were since vacated and they were all on interim basis and had elapsed since 2024.
He added that some of the orders affected only police officers drafted to the company in question and that since they were taken away, that cannot stop them from carrying out their duties using another means.
“Therefore, we are using the personnel of the Kano State Road Traffic Agency(KAROTA) as our enforcement agents and we are doing that on the powers vested in us under sections 58 of the Commission’s Laws,” Rimingado noted.
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