Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu of the Kano High Court, sitting on Miller Road, has issued an interim order restraining the police, State Security Service (SSS), and the Nigerian military from evicting the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II.
The case, filed by Sanusi alongside the four kingmakers of Kano—Madakin Kano Yusuf Nabahani, Makaman Kano Ibrahim Sarki Abdullahi, Sarkin Bai Mansur Adnan, and Sarkin Dawaki Maituta Bello Tuta—sought protection against harassment and eviction.
Granting the order, Justice Aliyu emphasized the protection of the emir and his kingmakers from any form of intimidation or arrest by security agencies.
In her ruling, Justice Aliyu stated, “An order of interim injunction is hereby granted restraining the Respondents either by themselves, their agents, privies, representatives, 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, from 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.”
She further ruled, “An order of interim injunction is hereby granted restraining the Respondents from attempting to hijack, pick, commandeer, or confiscate any of the twin spears 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.”
Additionally, the judge ordered, “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 actions pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.”
Justice Aliyu also ordered, “The Respondents are restrained from interfering with the functions and duties of the 1st Applicant as the Emir of Kano pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice dated May 28, 2024.”
The motion on notice has been adjourned to June 13, 2024, for a hearing.
This ruling comes after reports were given that Justice Aliyu had previously ordered the eviction of the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, from the Nassarawa mini palace on Monday.
The legal battle and subsequent court orders underscore the ongoing tension and power struggles within the Kano Emirate, following the recent reinstatement of Sanusi and the political maneuvers affecting the traditional leadership in Kano State.
