JUST IN: Court Blocks Police, SSS, Military from Evicting Emir Sanusi

Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu of the Kano High Court has issued an interim injunction preventing the police, the State Security Service (SSS), and the Nigerian military from evicting the reinstated Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II.

The injunction also prohibits these security agencies from arresting, harassing, or invading the residence of Emir Sanusi and the four prominent kingmakers of Kano: Madakin Kano Yusuf Nabahani, Makaman Kano Ibrahim Sarki Abdullahi, Sarkin Bai Mansur Adnan, and Sarkin Dawaki Maituta Bello Tuta.

Justice Aliyu stated, “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.”

The judge’s ruling further restrains the authorities from seizing any symbols of the Emir’s authority, including the Royal Hat of Dabo, the ostrich-feathered shoes, the knife, and the sword of the Emir of Kano.

This order ensures that the status quo is maintained, barring any actions against Emir Sanusi and his associates until the motion is heard on June 13, 2024.

This court decision comes shortly after Justice Aliyu ordered the eviction of the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, from the Nassarawa mini palace on Monday.