ACF kicks as police seal its Kaduna headquarters

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has kicked against what it described as the illegal sealing of its headquarters in Kaduna, the Kaduna State capital, by the police.

The National Publicity Secretary of the ACF, Prof. T. A. Muhammad-Baba, disclosed this in a statement he issued on Tuesday.

Muhammad-Baba said: “The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) wishes to report that its Kaduna Headquarters office has been sealed off by personnel of the Nigeria Police for no apparent reason, ahead of the planned meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) slated by for Wednesday, 6th April 2026.

“The only hint about the illegal action is a short unsigned circular but attributed to Bashir Dalhatu, Chairman of the ACF Board of Trustees (BOT), ostensibly that the said meeting has been cancelled because it was called by the Forum’s Secretary General.

“First, the ACF is unaware of any court order against it nor any curtailing its functions.

“Second, it needs to be reiterated that as Chairman, BOT, has, unequivocally, no authority whatsoever, over any function outside of Section 8 of the ACF Constitution.

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“ACF wishes to state that the said meeting, as well as that of the National Working Committee (NWC, which held earlier today) was called by the Chairman of ACF, Mamman Osuman, LLM, SAN, OFR, vide Section 20, subsection 3, as well as Section 13, subsection 3(c).

“Simply stated, the meetings are being called at the instance of the Chairman and not the Secretary General, irrespective of current arguments about the latter’s tenure.

“This is therefore to urgently request the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Tunji Disu to call the Kaduna State Commissioner of Police to unseal the AC’s Headquarters.

“Today’s meeting held without an incidence.

“As well, relevant security agencies, including the Nigeria Police, intimating them about the meetings.

“There is, therefore, absolutely no basis for sealing the office unless, of course, there are some unstated motives.

“Already, delegates are in Kaduna ahead of the NEC meeting.

“ACF hopes that rationality and good judgement will prevail over its affairs.”

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