The Kano State Police Commissioner, CP
Mohammed Usaini Gumel, has insisted that security forces are fully comnplying with the court order of the Federal High
Court, which halted the reinstatement of
Muhammadu Sanusi as the 16th Emir of
Kano.
Additionally, the police chief in Kano
declared he was unaware of any Kano
State government order directing the
arrest of the deposed Emir Aminu Ado
Bayero, adding that he would not be
under any pressure to carry out such an
instruction.
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf had directed
the CP to arrest the deposed emir for
attempting to disrupt the peace of Kano.
The CP provided this account on Saturday morning while briefing journalists on the security situation surrounding the Kano emirship.
According to the CP, there was a court
order with suit no. FHC/KN/CD/182/2024
dated 23rd May 2024, issued by the
Federal High Court, calling on all parties to maintain the status quo until 3rd June when the case will be heard and
determined.
“We are calling on members of the public
to know that the police in the state are
working together with the military and
other security agencies to provide
adequate security to everyone in line with our statutory mandate.
“Let me remind you that the position of
the law is very clear, and whoever, under whatever guise, is found planning to disrupt the peace enjoyed in Kano will be dealt with,” the CP noted.
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Meanwhile, the Kano state government
has accused the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC),
Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, of orchestrating moves to use federal might to forcefully return Aminu back to the palace.
Deputy Governor Comrade Aminu
Abdulsalam told journalists at the Emir’s palace on Saturday that the state
government would not be intimidated by
force, including the office of the
National Security Adviser, to reverse its position on Sanusi.
Muhammadu Sanusi was reinstated yesterday as the 16th Emir of Kano after
the repeal of the five emirates established by Ganduje.
Nevertheless, the deposed emir, Bayero,
returned to Kano through Malam Aminu
Kano International Airport at exactly 5:05 am Saturday amid heavy military cover that accompanied him to Nassarawa palace, one of the resting palaces along Government House.
It was gathered that Aminu was brought to Kano with full federal authority to quash the state government’s action on Sanusi’ s reinstatement.