Kano State High Court has directed the Nigeria Police Force to right away examine allegations of legal conspiracy, assault, intimidation and unlawful demolition involving Hon. Muazu Abdullahi-Gwarzo, who represents Gwarzo/Kabo Federal Constituency within the House of Representatives.
The order adopted a petition by Sulaiman Isah, a resident of Gwarzo Local Government Area, who accused the lawmaker, popularly referred to as Baban Gandu, of overseeing the demolition of his property, ordering his assault and threatening to kill him.
A letter dated October 19, 2026, from the Registrar of the Kano State High Court directed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in cost of the Zonal Intelligence Department to conduct a radical investigation.
The letter cited Section 107 (4) of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law, ACJL, 2019. The motion adopted a petition submitted by A.S. Tunkuyau & Associates, legal professionals representing Isah, on the directive of the Chief Magistrate presiding over Court No. 5 in Gyadi-Gyadi, Kano.
According to the petition, the incident occurred at about 11 pm on October 16, 2026, when Isah returned from Karaye Local Government Area to his residence in Danbare Quarters, Kumbotso Local Government Area.
He allegedly discovered some folks demolishing an unfinished constructing on land he had not too long ago bought, with the lawmaker reportedly current on the scene supervising the operation.
The petition stated Isah introduced out his cell phone to file the demolition as proof, however the lawmaker allegedly grew to become offended and instructed the folks on the scene to assault him and take his telephone.
“When Isah brought out his mobile phone to record the demolition to preserve evidence, the lawmaker allegedly became angry and instructed the individuals to assault him and seize his phone,” the authorized submitting said.
It additionally quoted the alleged instruction in Hausa as: “Ku kwace wayar, ku daka min shi,” which means take the telephone away from him, beat him to a pulp.
Isah stated the disagreement began after he purchased the land from a collection of earlier consumers. According to his account, the lawmaker later expressed dissatisfaction with the sale, insisting that the property shouldn’t have been bought, and subsequently denied having transferred possession.
The petition additional alleged that 4 males recognized as Musa Danfulani, Yahya Dankwangila, Sa’adu Abdullahi and Abubakar Magini attacked Isah when he tried to file the demolition.
They allegedly inflicted a number of bruises on him earlier than a neighbour, recognized as Alkali, intervened and rescued him from additional hurt.
Isah’s legal professionals known as on the police to hold out an neutral investigation, stressing that the lawmaker’s political place or legislative standing shouldn’t stop the authorities from pursuing the case.
They additionally warned that failure to deal with the alleged threats may worsen tensions in the neighborhood.
