A Kano State Excessive Court docket, presided over by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu, has issued a perpetual injunction restraining the fifteenth Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, and 4 different dethroned Emirs within the State from presenting themselves as conventional rulers.
The ruling successfully bars Bayero alongside the dethroned Emirs of the defunct Bichi, Rano, Gaya, and Karaye Emirates, from claiming or exercising any emirate energy.
LEADERSHIP studies that the Kano State authorities, represented by its counsel, Ibrahim Isah-Wangida, had on Might 27, 2024, initiated the case, searching for to cease Bayero and different dethroned emirs from parading themselves as conventional rulers.
Named as respondents have been Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero (fifteenth Emir of Kano), Alhaji Nasiru Ado Bayero (2nd Emir of Bichi), Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar II (Emir of Karaye), Alhaji Kabiru Muhammad-Inuwa (Emir of Rano), and Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim-Gaya (Emir of Gaya). Moreover, the Inspector Common of Police, the Director of the State Safety Service within the State, the Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the Nigeria Military have been listed as respondents.
The ruling stemmed from the choice by the Kano State authorities to dethrone the 5 emirs, who have been appointed by the earlier administration of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje.
The choice to abolish the 4 out of the 5 emirates has led to a authorized battle and widespread debate inside the state, with the deposed Emir Bayero holding court docket within the Nasarawa mini palace in Kano whereas reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, resides in the primary Emir’s palace, each claiming to be the reliable conventional rulers of Kano.
The court docket’s determination marks a crucial level within the ongoing saga, doubtlessly reshaping the normal management construction within the State.
