Zamfara State High Court 2, sitting in Gusau, on Friday dismissed the case filed by the former Emir of Maru, Abubakar Ibrahim, against the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Muhammad Adamu, and five others.
The emir was dethroned on August 10, 2019, by th state Government for allegedly aiding banditry, among other offences.
Ibrahim, however, dragged the IGP, and five others to court over illegal detention and defamation of character, demanding N6.5 billion as damage.
The five other respondents in the suit are the state Director-General of the Department Of State Security Service (DSS), the state Commissioner of Police, Secretary to the Zamfara State Government and Assistant Director, DSS.
Justice Bello Shinkafi, while pronouncing judgement, said that the security, particularly police, has the right to investigate the case, considering the weight of the allegations against the dethroned emir.
