....as Federal High Court orders
eviction of Sanusi, while State High Court restrains police, DSS from arresting him
The controversy trailing the Kano Emirate tussle has taken another dimension as a Federal High Court sitting in Kano ordered the eviction of the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II from the palace while another State High Court restrained the police, DSS and others from arresting him or invading the palace.
The applicant, Aminu Ado Bayero through his counsel, M.L Yusufari SAN had filed a motion of exparte before the Federal High Court presided over by Justice S. A. Amobeda praying the court to evict Sanusi from the palace.
Justice Amobeda however granted the applicants prayer.
The court order reads: "That the Respondents either by themselves, their agents, servants, privies or any other person or authority are restrained 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.
"That the 3rd, 4th and 5th respondents and all other respondents are hereby restrained from denying the applicant to use his official residence and palace at the Emir's Palace, Kofar Kudu as well as enjoyment of 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.
"That leave is granted to the bailiff of this Court to serve the 3rd and 4th Respondents with all processes in this suit through the office of the 5th Respondent situate at Police Headquarters, Kano Command, Bompai, Kano State and deeming the service as valid, personal and proper.
"That leave is also granted to the bailliff of this Court to serve the 6 and 7 Respondents with all processes in this suit through their respective Kano offices situate at Giginyu, Kano and Zaria Road, Kano and deeming the service as valid. personal and proper.
"That this Court is mindful of the Order made by my Learned Brother Liman J. on 23 day of May, 2024 in suit No: FHC/KN/CS/182/2024.
"That this Order is made in the interest of Justice and maintenance of peace in Kano State.
"That an Order for expeditious hearing of this suit is made.
"That the filing of the processes by the Respondents is abridged to 72 hours (3 days) from the service of this Order and the Processes of this Honourable Court.
"That the Order and the Processes of this Honourable Court shall be served on all the Respondents immediately.
"That this suit is accordingly adjourned to 4th day of June, 2024 for definite hearing," the order reads.
Respondents in the case included the Attorney General of Federation as first respondent, Attorney General of Kano State (2nd), Nigeria Police Force (3rd), Inspector General of Police (4th) and Commissioner of Police Kano Command (5th).
Other respondents included, State Security Service (6th), NSCDC (7th), Nigerian Army (8th), Nigerian Navy and Nigerian Air Force as 9th and 10th respectively.
In another twist, Sanusi through his counsel, Bashir Yusuf Muhammad Esq. secured a court order from a State High Court restraining the police, DSS and others from arresting or invading the palace.
The Court presided over by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu ordered: "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 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.
"That it is further ordered that the Respondents are restraining from interfering with the functions, duties of the 1st Applicant as the Emir of Kano pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice dated 28th May, 2024.
"That the motion on notice is adjourned to 13th June, 2024 for hearing," the order however reads.
The applicant in the case included, His Royal Highness, Malam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, the Emir of Kano, Alh. Yusuf Nabahani Chigari, Alh. Ibrahim Sarki Abdullahi, Alh. Mansur Mukhtar Adnan and Alh. Bello Tuta.
Meanwhile, the respondents included, the Commissioner of Police Kano State as 1st respondent, Inspector General of Police (2nd), The Director Department of State Security Services (3rd), the Chief of Defence Staff and Alh. Aminu Ado Bayero as the 4th and 5th respondents respectively.
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