The court, presided over by Justice Abdullahi Liman adjourned to rule on the matter following a heated argument between counsels in the matter.
The applicant, Sarkin Dawaki Babba of the Kano Emirate, Aminu Babba Dan’Agundi had approached the Court seeking his fundamental human rights and that the court should restrain the respondents from enforcing, implementing and operationalizing the repealed law.
The respondents in the suit are Kano State Government as 1st respondent, Kano State House of Assembly ,2nd, Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly ,3rd, Attorney General of Kano State ,4th, Kano Commissioner of Police ,5th, Inspector General of Police, IGP ,6th, NSCDC and DSS as 7th and 8th respondents.
At the resumed hearing , counsel to the applicant, M. S Waziri told the court that they have filed a written address dated June 6th, 2024.
Responding, counsel to the 1st and 4th respondents, Mahmoud Abubakar Magaji SAN urged the court to decline the jurisdiction to entertain the matter.
He argued that the law has gone through legislative processes, first, second and third reading and the order came only after the action was done and his client was only served on a Monday of the following week.
He therefore urged the court to decline to entertain the matter on the issue of jurisdiction.
On his part, counsel to the 2nd and 3rd respondents, Ibrahim Isah Wangida aligned himself with the submission of the 1st and 4th respondents arguing that the applicant cannot claim his rights was breached as the 2024 law was repealed and accented to before the applicant filed action.
Earlier, counsel to the 5th and 6th respondents, Sunday Ekwe told the court that they did not file any issue on jurisdiction because the duty of the police is to maintain peace and wait to carry out order of the Court.
The Presiding Judge, Justice Liman however, adjourned the matter to 13th June, 2024 for ruling on jurisdiction.