The Zamfara Police Command has said it had returned all vehicles it seized from the former governor of the state, Bello Matawalle to the court.
On Saturday, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Yazid Abubakar, said the vehicles were returned in compliance with the order of the Federal High Court in Gusau.
He said that the police command has complied with the court order as regards to returning of all vehicles belonging to the former governor, Bello Matawalle.
He said that they have returned all the vehicles to the premises of Federal High Court, Gusau.
However, on Saturday, it was gathered that only 29 vehicles were at the premises of the Court.
Sources said other vehicles are still at the Police Mobile base in Maradun and are expected to arrive in Gusau later on Sunday or Monday morning
On June 15, Justice Aliyu Bappa of the Federal High Court Gusau ordered all security agencies involved in removing the vehicles from Matawalle’s private homes in Gusau and Maradun to return them within 48 hours.
The court also gave an order of interim injunction restraining the respondents in the suit filed by Matawalle from taking any further action in connection with the matter.
The respondents include the Inspector-General of Police, the Nigeria Police Force and the Zamfara State Commissioner of Police, the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC)
The Zamfara State Government had earlier said more than 40 vehicles including three Bulletproof vehicles and eight SUVs were recovered from the two houses of the former governor.
