Court restrains CBN, others from withholding Kano local council funds

Justice Ibrahim Musa-Muhammad of the Kano State High Court has restrained the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from withholding the allocations of the 44 local government areas in the state.

The judge issued the order in an exparte motion filed by Ibrahim Muhammed, Chairman of the National Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), and five other concerned residents of the state.

Others are – Ibrahim Shehu, Ibrahim Abubakar, Usman Isa, Sarki Kurawa and Malam Usman Imam.