You cannot arrest, harass, evict Sanusi as emir of Kano, court tells security agents

The Kano State High Court has restrained security agents from evicting the reinstated Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, from his palace, and this followed a case filed by Sanusi, alongside four kingmakers of Kano: Madakin Kano Yusuf Nabahani; Makaman Kano Ibrahim Sarki Abdullahi; Sarkin Bai Mansur Adnan and Sarkin Dawaki Maituta Bello Tuta.

Penpushing reports that the order of interim injuction was pronounced on Tuesday by Justice Amina Aliyu, emphasizing that the security agents including the State Security Service (SSS) and the Nigerian military should rule out arrest or harass of  the emir and the kingmakers.

“An order of interim injunction is hereby granted restraining the respondents either by themselves, their agents, privies, representative, and assigns from further harassing, intimidating, inviting, arresting and or invading the personal or official residence of the applicants (Gidan Rumfa), his servants and or any of the Kano Emirate kingmakers of doing such acts that would be capable of interfering with the applicants’ rights generally about this suit pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice’.

“That an order of interim injunction is hereby granted restraining the respondents from attempting to hijack, pick, commandeer, confiscate any of twin spear of authority, the Royal Hat of Dabo, the Ostrich-feathered shoes, the knife and sword of the Emir of Kano as well as symbols of authority pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice’.

“That an order of interim injunction is hereby made restraining the Respondents from taking further steps in connection with the matter or maintaining status quo of staying all action pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice’.

“That it is further ordered that the Respondents are restraining from interfering with the functions, and duties of the 1″ Applicant as the Emir of Kano pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice dated 28 May 2024.”

Penpushing further reports the motion on notice was, however, adjourned to June 13, 2024 for a hearing, while it is recalled that the court earlier on Monday ordered the eviction of the deposed emir, Aminu Ado Bayero, from the Nasarawa mini palace.

The Governor, Abba Yusuf signed a law dethroning the emirs of Kano Gaya, Karaye, Rano, and Bichi and reinstated Sanusi as the sole emir of Kano, but in response Ado-Bayero has rejected his removal, citing the order of the federal court.

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