Sokoto State High Court Halts Governor’s Dismissal of District Heads
In the midst of heated debates over the proposed traditional institution law in Sokoto State, the state’s High Court has issued an injunction restraining Governor Ahmed Aliyu from removing two district heads who were recently dismissed from their positions. The court order specifically protects Alhaji Buhari Tambuwal, District Head of Tambuwal, and Alhaji Abubakar Kassim, District Head of Kebbe, from being sacked. These district heads were among 15 traditional leaders removed by the state government on allegations of insubordination and aiding insecurity. The injunction was granted by Justice Kabiru Ibrahim Ahmed in response to separate lawsuits filed by the affected district heads. Represented by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prof. Ibrahim Abdullahi, the plaintiffs challenged their removal, seeking the court's intervention to halt the governor's actions. Justice Ahmed directed Governor Aliyu, the state's Attorney General, and the Sokoto Sultanate Council to maint...