Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu of Kano high court on Monday granted fresh exparte restraining the Nigerian Police, the State Security Service (SSS) and Nigerian military from evicting the newly reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II from Kofar Kudu palace.
The fresh injunction came less than 24 hours after the same court restrained the deposed emir Aminu Ado Bayero and four other former first class chiefs from parading themselves as emir in Kano.
In this fresh injunction obtained on Tuesday also stopped the security agencies from arresting or harassing the emir and his kingmakers.
The Tuesday’s exparte was instituted by emir Sanusi II and the four Kano Kingmakers, including Madakin Kano Yusuf Nabahani; Makaman Kano Ibrahim Sarki Abdullahi; Sarkin Bai Mansur Adnan and Sarkin Dawaki Maituta Bello Tuta against the security agencies.
According to Justice Aliyu: “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.
“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.
“That, it is further ordered that the Respondents are restraining from interfering with the functions, duties of the 1″ Applicant as the Emir of Kano pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice”.
The case has been adjourned to June 13, 2024, for hearing.
Before now, Justice Aliyu has order the police and Nigerian Army to ensure eviction of the dethroned Amir Bayero from the Nassarawa palace while compelling Bayero and four other heads of the abolish emirates to stop parading themselves as emirs in Kano.
