Kano State Police command on Thursday arraigned the proprietor of Hassan Gwarzo College, Professor Ibrahim Ayagi, and three others following a sodomy scandal that rocked the college recently.
Their arraignment comes on the heels of an investigation ordered by the Kano State government. The investigation was led by a high-powered Commission of Inquiry headed by a renowned academic. Following the inquiry, the school was temporarily closed for nearly three months.
Dr. Ayagi and three others were arraigned on an 8-count charge of criminal conspiracy, negligence, abetment, failure to provide information, and joint action among others.
In his submission, counsel to the accused, Barrister Abdulrazak Bagwai, told the court that he was vehemently opposed to the arraignment of his client given that it was occurring prior to the date fixed for the arraignment.
According to him, his clients were subjected to ill-treatment by the police despite the fact that the court had restrained the police from re-arresting his clients given that they were granted bail. Mr. Bagwai went on to ask that the court delay any arraignment until February 29, 2016, the date fixed by the court for the continuation of the hearing.
Disputing the claim made by Mr. Bagwai, the Police Prosecution counsel, Barrister S. O. Akwe, said there was never a time the accused persons were shabbily treated or unilaterally arrested. The prosecution counsel stressed that the accused could testify to the polite manner they received at the hands of the police during the investigation.
Mr. Akwe also said that the reason for the early arraignment was to draw the court’s attention to an additional charge being made against Dr. Ayagi.
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