A principal district court has ordered the police to reopen the gates of Kaduna State University(KASU).
A principal district court is a lower court within the state
judiciary system, operating as part of the magistrate/district court structure
that handles statutory civil and administrative orders.
The court order followed a motion ex parte filed by the
university management and governing council.
In a judgment issued on Thursday, the court also directed
Muhammad Rabiu, the commissioner of police, to break open any lock, remove any
chains and barriers around the gates.
According to the court, the order subsists pending the
hearing of the motion on notice or the “interim order made by the National
Industrial Court in suit number NICN/ABJ/329/2026/”.
The management and governing council of KASU had sought an
interim injunction restraining unions from locking the university’s gates and
preventing authorised staff and students from accessing the campus.
The unions listed are the Non-Academic Staff Union of
Universities (NASU), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU)
and National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT), alongside their
respective officials.
In an affidavit supporting the application, Ibrahim Umar,
chairman of the university’s governing council, said the National Industrial
Court in Abuja had, on November 5, issued an interim order restraining the
unions from commencing, participating in or giving effect to the industrial
action.
Umar said that the unions, notwithstanding, went on strike
after meeting with the university management.
He said the unions subsequently locked the university gates,
staff offices and classrooms, preventing authorised staff and students from
accessing the affected facilities.
He said the development had disrupted the university’s
academic and administrative activities.
On Thursday, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU)
at Kaduna State University (KASU) said it is not on strike and academic
activities are expected to continue without interruption.
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