The Kano State Judiciary, on Sunday, revealed that hoodlums who hijacked the protest against bad governance invaded the high court, vandalised offices and made away with exhibits in ongoing cases, including guns recovered from suspected criminals.
The spokesperson for the Kano State High Court, Baba Ibrahim, confirmed the development in a statement.
He said the judiciary had launched a probe to track the vandals and bring them to justice.
He recalled that on Thursday, rioters, who claimed to be #EndBadGovernment protesters, broke into the premises of the headquarters of the state high court, vandalised offices and “stole an unspecified amount of money and guns seized from kidnappers and kept as exhibits in ongoing cases.”
Ibrahim said, “Private and official vehicles parked on the premises of the court were razed, while some were vandalised by the protesters.
“Offices, including that of the Chief Judge and other judges in the court, were vandalised. The protesters destroyed the new and old case files and scattered everything in the buildings.
“Exhibits, including guns kept in the court’s store, were also looted.
“This is the first time the Kano State Judiciary has witnessed such an incident. Vehicles parked on the court’s promises were also vandalised, and looted.”
The vandalism of the Kano court is reminiscent of how miscreants invaded, looted and set ablaze Lagos State’s oldest high court in the Igbosere area during the 2020 #EndSARS protest.
