Alleged Fraud: Court Hears Application on Release of Vehicles in Kwari Land Dispute
Proceedings commenced on Thursday 15 January, 2026 at High Court of Justice Dogarawa Zaria, Kaduna State, presided over by Justice Yakubu Badamasi in a criminal case involving Abdu Kwari, Hajiya Amina Dalhatu Akilu, and Shehu Abdu Kwari, over allegations of fraud and criminal conspiracy arising from a disputed land and building exchange transaction in Zaria. The case was instituted following a criminal complaint filed by a Zaria-based businessman, Ahmed Muhammad Gusau, who alleged that the defendants fraudulently induced him into exchanging his residential property at No. 17 Sale Annur Street, Kabama Layout, Sabon Gari, Zaria—valued at ₦60 million—for a plot of land at No. 5 Abubakar Mustapha Road, Kabama Layout, allegedly owned by Senator Abdu Kwari and valued at ₦20 million. According to the complainant, the agreement was reached after he was informed that the Senator does not sell land but only exchanges property. He said he accepted the arrangement due to his interest i...