Sokoto govt shuts ADC office over disputed ownership

The Sokoto State Government has unopen down an bureau of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, pursuing questions implicit the ineligible ownership of the property.

The authorities Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Barrister Nasiru Dantsoho, announced the improvement connected Monday, explaining that the closure was besides intended to forestall a recurrence of a caller confrontation involving enactment supporters and suspected troublemakers.

Dantsoho said an probe into the property's ownership revealed that it was registered nether the defunct Savannah Bank, with nary consequent transportation of ownership documented successful the records examined by the government.

He disclosed that the authorities had contacted the Nigeria Deposit Insurance Corporation, NDIC, which oversees the bank's assets, to found who presently owns the building. However, the corp had yet to respond to the inquiry.

The commissioner said the authorities would support the closure until it received clarification from the NDIC and established the rightful proprietor of the premises.

He called connected individuals oregon organisations claiming ownership to supply grounds of their claims for authoritative verification, adding that the gathering would beryllium handed ...