A judicial crisis looms in Kano as the State High Court presided over by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu on Monday, May 27, ordered the commissioner of police to immediately evict the 15 Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, from the Nasarawa palace where he is presently staying.
Bayero moved into the palace after a new law in the state dethroned him and four other emirs last Friday evening.
He was reported to have received in the palace, heads of districts in his domain, even as a section of the Arewa group had earlier begged him to leave Kano immediately to allow peace reign in the ancient commercial city.
Meanwhile, a Federal High Court sitting in Kano had issued an order restraining Governor Abba Yusuf from giving effect to the law dethroning him and four other emirs.
However, a state high court on Monday issued an interim injunction restraining Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and four other dethroned emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya and Karaye from parading themselves as emirs, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed by the applicants.
The presiding judge gave the order upon hearing of exparte application by counsel to the Applicants, Barrister Ibrahim Isa Wangida dated 27th May 2024.
The order reads: “That an order of interim injunction is hereby granted restraining the 1st 2nd, 3rd 4th & 5th Defendants either by themselves, servants, privies, and or any other persons or officers serving under them or acting in connection with any other person from parading themselves as Emirs of Kano, Bichi, Gaya, Rano and Karaye pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed by the applicants.
“That an order is hereby granted to the extent that the Commissioner of Police Kano State should immediately take over the palace of the Emir of Kano situated at State Road Kano and evict the 1 Defendant/Respondent from the said palace pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice dated 24 May, 2024.
“That an order of this Hon. Court is hereby granted restraining the 1st 2nd 3rd 4th & 5th Defendants from parading themselves as Emirs of Kano, Bichi, Gaya, Rano, and Karaye in the interest of peace in Kano pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.
“That an order is hereby made that 1- 5th Defendants be through the office of the Commissioner Police, Kano State who is to ensure immediate implementation of the order of the Hon. Court in the interest of justice.”
Justice Aliyu fixed 11th June 2024 for the hearing of the motion on notice.”
