A high court in Sokoto has ordered the state government to maintain status quo on matters pertaining to the dethronement of district heads.
Kabiru Ahmed, the presiding judge, ruled that the order is valid pending the hearing and determination of the motion for interlocutory injunctions.
In April 2024, the governor of Sokoto, Ahmad Aliyu, sacked 15 district heads for allegedly aiding insecurity and engaging in land racketeering.
In separate suits, the applicants — Buhari Tambuwal and Abubakar Kassim — sued the governor, attorney-general of the state, and Sokoto Sultanate Council over their removal as district heads.
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Tambuwal argued that his termination is “punitive, capricious, and a gross abuse of power” since some district heads, who were appointed alongside him, were not removed.
