By Chijioke Kingsley
Abuja (Sundiata Post) – The dethroned Emir of Kano State, Aminu Ado Bayero is compelled by the latest judgment of the High Court of the State to stop parading himself as the Emir.
The court has also directed the Commissioner of Police in the State to seal up the mini Palace in the Nasarawa area occupied by the deposed Emir.
The orders were delivered by Hon. Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu of the High Court No. 7 on Miller Road, Kano.
Will Bayero Obey the Court Order?
The deposed Emir, who had earlier vowed to remain in Kano as the Emir of the State, will have no choice than to obey the court order, since it was an injunction pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice dated 24th May, 2024.
If he in any way disobeys the order, it will affect his chances of winning the case when it finally comes up for hearing at the court on the 11th of June 2024.
The fragile peace of the State should also be considered by the deposed Emir. No traditional ruler will want to throw a State into a theater of war as it will not speak well for the stool he occupies.
Details of the Court Order
The orders were sought by the State’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Speaker of Kano State House of Assembly, and the State House of Assembly in a suit against Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and the four other deposed Emirs including Alhaji Nasiru Ado Bayero, Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar II, Alhaji Kabiru Muhammad Inuwa, and Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim Gaya.
The order reads: “That an order is hereby granted to the extent that the Commissioner of Police Kano State should immediately take over the palace of the Emir of Kano situate being and lying at State Road Kano and evict the 1 Defendant/Respondent from the said palace pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice dated 24th May, 2024.
“That an order of this Hon. Court is hereby granted restraining the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Defendants from parading themselves as Emirs of Kano, Bichi, Gaya, Rano and Karaye in the interest of peace in Kano pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.
“That an order is hereby made that 1 – 5 Defendants be served through the office of the Commissioner Police, Kano State who is to ensure immediate implementation of the order of the Hon. Court in the interest of justice.”
The court adjourned the hearing of the motion on notice to June 11, 2024.
Our correspondent reports that after signing the Kano State Emirate Council Law 2024, which dissolved four new Emirates in the State and restored Kano Emirate to its pre-2019 status on Thursday, Governor Abba Yusuf issued a reappointment letter to Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II on Friday as the new Emir of Kano and ordered the emirs affected by the new law to vacate their palaces within 48 hours. However, the State Police Command on Saturday vowed to enforce an interim order of the Federal High Court sitting in Kano, which is against Sanusi II’s reinstatement.
Embattled Emir Bayero has remained in the Nasarawa mini palace with heavy presence of security personnel, while Emir Sanusi II is operating from the main palace secured by vigilantes and local hunters, a development that has put the commercial city on the edge since Saturday.
