Borno State police command have ceded part of their land in Maiduguri to one Goni Kawu following a judgement of the Appeal Court in Jos in his favour.
The State Chairman Public Relations, DSP Edet Okon said, the compliance of the police to the judgement is in line with the organisation’s respect for the rule of law.
The land is question is located at Wulari close to the Police Mammy Market.
Goni has secured two judgments both at the State High Court and the Appeal Court Jos in his favour despite the police appeal against the first judgment 2017 but the police waited until 2018 to comply with the judgment.
The PPRO said; “This decision was communicated to the various stakeholders of the mammy market in a meeting held at the office of the Commissioner of Police last month, August, 2018.
“Also, in compliance with the directive from the Force Headquarters in Abuja, the Command approved the demarcation and subsequent handing over of a portion of the said land to Alhaji Goni Kawu in line with the delineation set on the judgment papers of the courts.
” It is noteworthy that only a portion of the entire Police land was ceded and handed over to the plaintiffs.
“The command further wishes to reaffirm that, the decision to cede the said portion of land were neither made by the Force Headquarters nor by Borno State Command; but by Courts of competent jurisdiction for which the Police is duty bound to obey”.
