The Kano State Police Command and other security agencies in the state will adhere strictly with the court order halting the installation of a new Emir in Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, the Commissioner, Usaini Gumel, has said.
Gumel made this known to newsmen on Saturday in Kano after the deposed Emir, Ado Bayero, arrived in the state.
He said the Federal High Court order in suit FHC/KN/CS/182/2024, dated May 23, 2024, was still subsisting and would be enforced.
Gumel spoke at a press conference held at the Police Headquarters in Bompai, Kano.
The Federal High Court, Kano had on Thursday halted the installation of a new Emir after the state government abrogated the Emirates Council Law, which effectively dissolved the five Emirates created by a 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, a former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, as the Emir of Kano.
Sanusi was removed from office in March 2020 by Ganduje, who cited insubordination as the reason for his action.
Also Read:
- Anambra 2025: How I see the contestants, by Azuh Arinze
- NJC overrules Benue Assembly, says Ikpambese remains CJ
- Anambra 2025: Valentine Ozigbo dumps Labour Party
- Excitement as Oyebanji gifts three-bedroom house to elderly widow
- Okpebholo unveils new buses for Edo Line, gifts security agencies 50
Yusuf also deposed the Emirs of Kano, Bichi, Karaye, Rano and Gaya and ordered them to vacate their palaces.
They were also directed to hand over the instruments of power to the 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 public to “remain calm and patient” as 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 emphasised that the command, along with other security agencies, is committed to sustaining the peace and peaceful coexistence in the state, and warned miscreants to steer clear of violence.
He added that anyone found with such tendencies would be dealt with, according to the laws of the land.
Follow The Eagle Online Channel on WhatsApp
