Kano police: We’ll follow court order stopping Sanusi’s installation as Emir

The Kano State Police Command says it will adhere strictly to the court order halting the installation of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the new Emir of Kano.

Kano State Commissioner of Police Usaini Gumel said this at a press conference in Kano on Saturday, May 25, 2024.

Gumel said the Federal High Court order in suit FHC/KN/CS/182/2024 dated May 23, 2024, was still subsisting and would be enforced.

The Federal High Court had, on Thursday, halted the installation of a new Emir after the state government repealed the Emirates Council Law which dissolved the five Emirates created by former Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.

Governor Abba Yusuf, on Thursday, signed the Kano Emirate Bill (2024) into law and announced the return of Sanusi as the Emir of Kano.

Sanusi was removed from office in March 2020 by Ganduje, who cited insubordination as the reason for his action.

Yusuf also deposed the Emirs of Kano, Bichi, Karaye, Rano, and Gaya and directed them to vacate their palaces.

They were also directed to hand over instruments of power to Deputy Governor Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, who is also the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.

The court, however, faulted the implementation of the new Kano Emirate law and ordered that its implementation be suspended.

Gumel, while saying that the court injunction would be obeyed, urged the people of Kano to “remain calm and patient”, adding that the matter would be addressed by the court on June 3, 2024.

He warned that anyone found planning to disrupt the peace or jeopardise the existing security settings in the state would be arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law.

The police commissioner stressed that the command and other security agencies are committed to sustaining the peaceful coexistence in the state, warning miscreants to steer clear of violence.