The Kano State Judiciary announced on Sunday that it has begun an investigation to track and account for property vandalized and looted by hoodlums on August 1, 2024, during the national hunger protest in Kano.
The spokesperson for the Kano State High Court, Baba Ibrahim, confirmed the investigation’s commencement, stating that the court would make the findings public upon completion.
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He recounted the events of that day, explaining that the rioters, identifying as #EndBadGovernmentInNigeria protesters, “broke into the premises of the High Court of Justice State Headquarters, and stole an unspecified amount of money and guns seized from kidnappers and kept as exhibits in ongoing cases.”
Ibrahim detailed the extent of the destruction, noting that private and official vehicles parked at the court premises were set ablaze, while others were vandalized. “Offices, including those of the chief judge and other judges, were vandalized,” he said. “The protesters destroyed new and old case files and scattered everything in the buildings. The case exhibits, including guns kept in the court’s store, were also looted.”
He further explained that some of the burned vehicles at the court premises were exhibits in ongoing cases, emphasizing the unprecedented nature of the incident. “This is the first time the Kano State Judiciary had witnessed such an incident,” Ibrahim remarked.
