- By Halimah Olamide
A Kano state high court has issued a fresh order to the police, the Department of State Services (DSS) and the Nigerian Army to refrain from evicting the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II.
The order was delivered by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu on Tuesday, May 28, while delivering his verdict on the suit filed by Sanusi and four of Kano’s kingmakers.
The judge held “that an order of interim injunction is hereby granted restraining the respondents either by themselves, their agents, privies, representative, and assigns from further harassing, intimidating, inviting, arresting and 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 would be capable of interfering with the Applicants’ rights generally to this suit pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.”
“That an order of interim injunction is hereby granted restraining the respondents from attempting to hijack, pick, commandeer, confiscate any of twin spear of authority, the Royal Hat of Dabo, the Ostrich-feathered shoes, the knife and sword of the Emir of Kano as well as symbols of authority pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.
“That an order of interim injunction is hereby made restraining the Respondents from taking further steps in connection with the matter or maintaining status quo of staying all action pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.
“That it is further ordered that the Respondents are restrained from interfering with the functions, and 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 motion on notice was therefore adjourned till June 13, 2024, for hearing.