A Federal High Court sitting in Kano has fixed March 23, for continuation of hearing in the suit filed by the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, seeking for an order restraining the Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission (PCACC) from investigating him.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the suit filed by Sanusi, in an exparte motion seeking the court to stop the PCACC, its Chairman Muhyi Rimingado, Attorney-General of Kano State and Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, from investigating him.
NAN reports that the court had on March 6 restrained the PCACC from investigating Sanusi and ordered the maintenance of status quo pending the hearing of the matter.
The Respondents in the suit are: Kano State Public Complaint and Anti-Corruption Commission, Muhyi Rimingado, Attorney General of Kano State and the governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje.
When the case came up for hearing, on Wednesday, counsel to the first and second respondents, Mr. Usman Fari, filed a counter affidavit dated March 17.
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Counsel to the third and fourth respondents, Mr. Khalifa Hashim, filed an application pursuant to order 48 dated March 17, challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear the suit.
Responding, Counsel to the applicant, Nasiru Dangiri, SAN, prayed for an extension of time in order to respond to the motion filed by the respondents challenging the jurisdiction of the court to hear the suit.
Justice Lewis Allogoa, adjourned the suit until March 23, for hearing of the originating summons and substantive matter.
The PCACC is investigating Sanusi alongside some others over alleged land racketeering at Hotoron Arewa and Bubbugaje, in Kano.
