Former Sokoto State Governor and Senator representing Sokoto South, Aminu Tambuwal, has sued the Sokoto State Government over its alleged failure to release the report of a Judicial Commission of Inquiry set up to investigate his administration between 2015 and 2023.
Tambuwal, through his counsel, U.O. Sule, SAN, filed the suit, marked SS/133/2026, before Justice Mohammed Mohammed of the Sokoto State High Court 6.
The defendants are Sokoto State Governor, Ahmed Aliyu; the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice; and the Sokoto State Commission of Inquiry.
The suit followed the alleged refusal or failure of the state government and the commission to provide Tambuwal with a copy of the inquiry report despite the conclusion of the commission’s proceedings.
The Judicial Commission of Inquiry was established by the Sokoto State Government to examine activities, transactions and other matters relating to the administration of Tambuwal, who governed the state from 2015 to 2023.
The commission was chaired by former Chief Judge of Gombe State, Justice Mu’azu Pindiga.
In the suit, Tambuwal is asking the court to compel the defendants to make the commission’s report available to him.
He argued that access to the report is necessary for him to know the findings and conclusions reached by the commission after completing its proceedings.
The case has now brought the dispute over the withheld report before the Sokoto State High Court, placing Tambuwal’s demand and the defendants’ position under judicial consideration.
The court has fixed November 9, 2026, for judgment in the suit.
