By Ken Chiwendu
A Kano State High Court has restrained the Police, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Nigerian Army from removing Muhammadu Sanusi II, as the 16th Emir of Kano.
The presiding Judge,Amina Adamu Aliyu, gave the order on Tuesday in a case filed by the Emir and four kingmakers of Kano.
The judge restrained the respondents- Kano commissioner of police, inspector-general of police (IGP), director of DSS, chief of defence staff, and Aminu Ado Bayero. from “attempting to hijack” the symbols of authority meant for the Emir of Kano pending the determination of the suit.
The judge held that “That 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 in relation to this suit pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice,” the judge rules.
“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 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.”
The case was adjourned to June 13.
Justice Aliyu had on Monday, issued an order restraining Bayero from parading himself as the Emir of Kano pending the determination of the suit.
The judge also restrained the dethroned four other emirs of the disbanded emirates from parading themselves as monarchs in Kano.
