A Kano Federal High Court has ordered Kano State Government to pay the Incorporated Trustees of Massallacin Eid Shop Owners the sum of N30bn as compensation for unlawful demolition of their shops without following due processes laid down by law.
SOLACEBASE had reported that shopping malls around Kano Eid Ground were in June demolished by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf-led administration that tagged the buildings as illegal structures.
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However, the traders under the auspices of the Incorporated Trustees of Massallacin Eid Shop Owners challenged the demolition at the Federal High Court.
The presiding judge, Justice Samuel Amobeda ,also said that the action of the Kano State Government against the Applicants is barbaric and unconstitutional.
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