Court suspends operations of luxury buses in Kano

A chief magistrate court at Gidan Murtala area of Kano has restrained owners of luxury buses from operating in the state.

Rakiya Lami-Sani, the judge, passed the ruling on Wednesday after hearing an ex parte application moved by Mutawakkil Muhammad, principal counsel of the state ministry of justice and secretary/legal adviser of Kano state road traffic agency (KAROTA).

KAROTA had filed the motion asking the court to suspend the operations of luxury buses in the state.

The decision to take the legal action followed the failure of the luxury bus operators to obey the directive of KAROTA to relocate to Unguwa Uku motor park.

Reacting to the ruling, Baffa Babba-Dan Agundi, managing director of KAROTA, warned that any luxury bus owner that violates the court order would be dealt with.

He said despite not obtaining permits to operate in the state, the agency allowed the bus owners to relocate to the new park to continue their businesses, but they disobeyed the agency’s order “which necessitated the legal move to avoid further crisis”.

He urged those involved to comply with the court order for peace and order in the state.