A Zamfara High Court sitting in Gusau on Monday, December 12, 2022, remanded the state Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Alhaji Ibrahim Magayaki for contempt of court.
The presiding Judge, Justice Bello Shinkafi, ordered that the commissioner be remanded in the Correctional Centre in Gusau.
He said the court relied on the provisions of Section 6 of the Penal Code Law following disobedience of a court order by the commissioner.
Justice Shinkafi said the commissioner disrespected the court order in a suit between the Zamfara government and Dumbulum investment.
According to him, Dumbulum Investment secured a court approval to attach some of the state government movable properties including tractors.
The judge said that the Agriculture commissioner defied the court order sold some of the tractor parts already attached by the court.
Meanwhile, Mr Misbahu Salauddeen, Counsel to the creditors and applicants told newsmen shortly after the court sitting that the remand order was based on an application by his clients.
Meanwhile, the judgment debtors led by Mr M. S Sulaiman said he was not authorised by the Attorney-General of the state to grant press interviews.
The court adjourned the case until December 16, 2022, for continuation of the hearing in the suit.
7 Terrorist Kingpins Declared Wanted In Zamfara Killed In Military Strike In Kaduna
Nigerian military fighter jets have eliminated seven wanted Zamfara terrorists’ kingpins, PRNigeria reports on Monday, December 5, 2022.
The notorious bandits were eliminated in Kaduna State by airstrikes of two Nigerian Air Force, NAF, attack jets.
PRNigeria gathered that those killed included Jibrin Gurgu, Isah Jauro, and Tambowal from Zamfara State. Other kingpins eliminated are Noti, Bala, Yunusa, and Burti, a well-known associate of another sought-after terrorist, Haladu Buharin Yadi.
A defence intelligence operative told PRNigeria that the operation, which resulted in the killing of the wanted terrorists, was undertaken by the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch at identified terrorists hide outs in Alhaji Ganai location, Buhari New location and Dogon Maikaji all in Giwa Local Government Area (LGA).
He said: “Recall that the strikes became necessary sequel to credible intelligence from reliable sources on heightened terrorists’ activities in the general area.
“Consequently, the strikes were authorized on 1 December 2022. Follow up air interdiction missions were carried out against terrorists and enclaves in Tsofa and Riyawa in Igabi and Birnin Gwari LGA in Kaduna State”.
According to the operative, feedback received also revealed that the terrorists suffered heavy casualties from the ‘hell’ rained on them.
He said: “These air strikes have since been corroborated by the Kaduna State Commissioner of Internal Security, Sam Aruwan, when in a press release on 2 December 2022 he stated that military air strikes identified and dislodged 8 terrorists camp while freeing 10 kidnapped victims in the process”.
Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the NAF Spokesperson, confirmed their jets’ airstrikes to PRNigeria.
He thanked Nigerians for the support they have been giving to their NAF and other security agencies, which have been instrumental to the successes the Nigerian military has recorded against terrorists, lately.
According to him, “The return of Internally Displaced Persons to their ancestral homes and the surrendering of over 10,000 terrorists, and members of their families, especially in the last 3 months in Borno State, as well as the ability of Nigerians to freely travel on the Kaduna -Abuja Road, and other hitherto dangerous routes are some of the signs that the efforts of the security agencies are indeed, yielding some positive outcomes.”
