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Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano state has orderd the immediate arrest of the deposed Emir of Kano Ado Bayero for daring him. Remember we told you t 2 days ago how , the former emir sanusi was reinstated and the four Emirates of Gaya , Rano, Bichi and Karaye ere all scrapped off by the repeal law and now Kano state is now under one emirate. Come let me show you how this war started in 2014.
According to a press statement issued early Saturday morning by Mr. Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, the spokesperson for the Governor, the former emir was allegedly smuggled into Kano city last night in an attempt to reclaim the palace forcefully. The statement, issued at 7:00 AM in Kano, confirmed that the new Emir, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, had arrived at the palace accompanied by the Governor, the Deputy Governor, the Speaker of the State Assembly, and other top government officials at approximately 1:00 AM on Saturday.
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“As the Chief security officer of the state, His Excellency the Executive Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has directed the Commissioner of Police to arrest the deposed emir with immediate effect for disturbance of public peace and trying to destroy the relative peace the state enjoys,” read the statement from Mr. Tofa, who serves as the Director General of Media and Publicity at the Government House in Kano.
As the situation unfolds, all eyes are on Kano State, watching how the arrest and subsequent legal processes will be handled by the authorities. The implications of these actions will undoubtedly reverberate through the state’s political and social fabric.
POLICE VOWS TO ENFORCE COURT ORDER ON DEPOSED EMIR AND INSTALLATION OF SANUSI.
The Kano State Police Command has vowed to obey the court order stopping the reinstatement of Lamido Sanusi as Kano Emire and restraining the state government from dissolving five newly created Emirates in the state.
This injunction was issued after Alhaji Aminu Bappa Dan Agundi, a prominent traditional titleholder in Kano filed a suit challenging the recent changes to the Kano State Emirate Council law.
Justice A.M. Liman, presiding over the case, issued an interim injunction suspending the implementation of the Kano State Emirates Council (Repeal) Law, 2024.
This law, enacted by the Kano State House of Assembly and assented to by Governor Yusuf, aimed to abolish the Emirates created under the previous administration of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
The court’s injunction specifically restrains the state government and related agencies from enforcing or operationalising the new law, effectively halting any alterations to the traditional structures established in 2019
During a ceremony presenting the appointment letter to Emir Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the governor declared his intention to report what he perceived as judicial overreach to the Nigerian Governors’ Forum.
The case is scheduled for a hearing on June 3, 2024, focusing on the fundamental rights application.
The court has directed that all relevant documents be served on the Inspector General of Police in Abuja, outside the court’s jurisdiction to ensure due process. Continue reading.