The Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Tuesday, May 28, ordered the eviction of Muhammadu Sanusi II from the palace
It was gathered that, the court, presided over by Justice S. A. Amobeda, also gave the police orders to make sure that Aminu Bayero, the 15th Emir of Kano, receives all rights and advantages due to him as the legitimate Emir of Kano.
According to Justice Amobeda, the decision was taken to uphold justice and preserve the peace in Kano State.
Justice Amobeda said: “An order of interim injunction restraining the respondents either by themselves, their agents, servants, privies or any other person or authority from inviting, arresting, detaining, threatening, intimidating, harassing the applicant, raiding, tempering with or visiting the applicant’s in order to arrest or infringe on his right or in any other way infringe or attempt to infringe the Applicant’s rights pending the hearing and determination of the originating motion
“An order restraining the 3rd, 4th and 5th respondents and all other respondents from denying the applicant to use his official residence and palace at the Emir’s Palace, Kofar Kudu as well as enjoy all rights and privileges accrued to him by virtue of being emir of Kano State and to evicting anything, anybody residing within the palace illegally pending the hearing and the determination of the originating summons.”
The Attorney General of the federation, the attorney general of the state, the police commissioner, the army etc are respondents.
The suit has been adjourned to June 4 for a hearing.
Meanwhile, a State High Court sitting at Miller Road, Kano had earlier on Tuesday, May 28, restrained the police, State Security Service (SSS) and Nigerian military from evicting the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II from the palace.
