Kano tribunal orders arrest of attackers of INEC witness – TheNigerialawyer

Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has ordered
the arrest of attackers of an official of the Independent National
Election Commission (INEC), Hajia Halima Sambo Hassan, who had
given evidence, a day earlier in respect of the conduct of the
election.

While decrying the attack of the witness as barbaric, tribunal
chairman, Justice Halima Shamaki, directed security agencies in the
state to promptly investigate the incident and ensure the culprits
are to brought to book.

She declared that the tribunal would not tolerate any act of
contempt from supporters of political parties nor condone the
slightest threat to its proceedings.

“If the life of a witness is threatened, we cannot sit down and
pretend that all is well. I want to warn seriously that I have a
letter in my file, written by lead counsel in this matter
requesting the tribunal to sit in Abuja. They said that Kano is not
safe.” she threatened to relocate the sitting of the tribunal to
Abuja in the event of a repeat of the reported incident.

Earlier, counsel representing INEC, Adedayo Adedeji, had
informed the tribunal that Halima Sambo Hassan was subjected to
harassment and intimidation.

Meanwhile, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kano State has
condemned the incident.

Counsel representing the candidate of the party at the tribunal,
Maliki Kuliya Umar called on supporters to respect the sanctity of
the court of law.

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