Kano High Court has refrained the Police, State Security Service (SSS), and Nigerian Military from Evicting Kano’s Emir, Muhammadu Sanusi II, who was just reinstalled. Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu, of the Kano High Court granted the order and also prevented security agencies from detaining or harassing the emir and his kingmakers.

The Judge ruled that “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, 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 are 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, prohibiting 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, or any other symbols of authority, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.

“That an order of temporary injunction be hereby made, prohibiting the Respondents from taking any further action in connection with the matter or maintaining the status quo of halting all action pending the hearing and resolution of the application on notice.

That it is further ordered that the Respondents are restrained 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 dated 28 May, 2024.”

The Emir filed the petition with Kano’s four kingmakers: Madakin Kano Yusuf Nabahani, Makaman Kano Ibrahim Sarki Abdullahi, Sarkin Bai Mansur Adnan, and Sarkin Dawaki Maituta Bello Tuta. The motion on notice will be heard on June 13, 2024. Recall that on Monday, May 27 2024, Justice Aliyu ordered the removal of Aminu Ado Bayero, the 15th Emir of Kano from the Nasarawa palace.

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