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Five former commissioners in Kano State, including Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso — son of NNPP leader Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso — have approached the National Industrial Court to challenge what they described as the forceful retrieval of their official vehicles by the state government.
The ex-cabinet members filed the suit on Friday, accusing the Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission of unlawfully invading their homes and confiscating vehicles following their resignation from office.
Those involved are Nasiru Sule Garo (Special Duties), AVM Ibrahim Umar (Internal Security), Adamu Aliyu Kibiya (Humanitarian Affairs), Yusuf Ibrahim Kofar Mata (Science and Technology), and Mustapha Rabiu Kwankwaso (Youth and Sports). Their resignations came shortly after Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf defected from the New Nigeria People’s Party to the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Court documents obtained by Daily Trust indicate that AVM Ibrahim Umar, who stepped down as Commissioner for Internal Security in January, instituted suit number NICN/KN/14/2026 against the Attorney General of Kano State and two others.
Through his counsel, Umar alleged that on February 26, operatives of the Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission forcefully entered his residence, disrupted his household and took away his vehicle.
He is seeking an order compelling the authorities to immediately return the vehicle and to disclose the identities of those who carried out the operation.
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In a separate statement signed by Umar on behalf of the affected former commissioners, the group accused the state government of adopting a “vindictive attitude” and engaging in acts of intimidation.
They maintained that under the Revised 2023 Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Commission Act, official vehicles constitute part of the lawful entitlements of political officeholders.
The statement further recalled that a former Commissioner for Transport, Ibrahim Ali Namadi, who had resigned earlier, was permitted to retain his official vehicle. The ex-commissioners argued that they should be accorded the same treatment.
According to them, government agents not only removed official vehicles but also carted away personal cars belonging to their spouses in their absence.
“Our personal liberty and sanctity of our family members were grossly violated,” the statement read, describing the move as an attempt to embarrass and silence opposition voices.
Earlier, the Chairman of the Public Complaints and Anti-Corruption Commission, Saidu Yahaya, confirmed that the recovery exercise was executed pursuant to a court order, claiming that the former commissioners had ignored prior directives to surrender the vehicles.
However, the ex-officials insist that the dispute requires judicial clarification and have urged their supporters to remain peaceful while the court determines the legality of the action.
The controversy has further heightened political tensions in Kano, where Governor Yusuf’s defection and the subsequent resignation of key cabinet members have widened the rift between the APC-led administration and loyalists of the Kwankwasiyya movement.
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