Conflicting court orders as Sanusi, Bayero cling to Kano emirship

Two courts in Kano State have issued conflicting interim injunctions on the Kano Emirate tussle. Justice S. A.

Amobeda of the Federal High Court in...

By Ahmad Datti & Salim U. Ibrahim (Kano) Two courts in Kano State have issued conflicting interim injunctions on the Kano Emirate tussle. Justice S.

A. Amobeda of the Federal High Court in Kano on Tuesday ordered the eviction of the reinstated emir, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II from Gidan Rumfa palace. However, Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu of Kano State High Court issued a separate order, restraining the police, the State Security Services (SSS) and the Nigerian Army from evicting, harassing or arresting Sanusi.

Sanusi and Aminu Ado Bayero are locked in a battle for the royal stool. The tussle has sparked protests from their respective supporters in Kano. Sanusi was reinstated by Governor Abba Yusuf at a ceremony in the Government House, following the repeal of the law used by the former governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje to depose and exile him in 2020.

Labour threatens showdown as talks on minimum wage collapse First Ladies: Their Fashion , Influence However, a Federal High Court in Kano issued an order on May 23 prohibiting the state government from enforcing the Emirate Council Repeal Law 2024, which facilitated Sanusi’s reinstatement and Bayero’s dethronement. When Bayero returned to Kano and moved into Nassarawa Palace, Governor Yusuf ordered his arrest, citing concerns about creating tension in the state. This prompted the .