Federal High Court Orders Return Of Vehicles To Matawalle

A Federal High Court sitting in Gusau has ordered the Nigeria Police Force and four other respondents involved in the seizure of vehicles and some other valuables from the residences of former Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle to return them within 48 hours.

Last Friday morning, Policemen stormed the Gusau residence of the former governor.

But hours after the raid, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara said operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) and police raided the residences of Matawalle in Gusau and his hometown of Maradun.

The party had accused the administration of Governor Dauda Lawal of a witch-hunt, saying the immediate past governor ought to be charged in court if there is any issue against him.

But in a statement on Wednesday evening, Senior Special Assistant (Media and Publicity) to the Zamfara Governor, Suleiman Idris, said the government’s stolen property was recovered during the operation.

“The Zamfara State Government has cleared the air on the operation of the Nigeria Police Force that led to the recovery of vehicles looted by the former State Governor, Bello Mohammaed Matawalle.”

“In the early hours of Friday, The Nigeria Police Force stormed the residence of the former Governor, where over 40 vehicles were impounded.