KANO EMIRATE TUSSLE: COURT RESERVES JUDGEMENT IN DEPOSED EMIR, BAYERO'S SUIT

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On Friday, a Federal High Court in Kano postponed making a decision regarding the protection of Aminu Ado-Bayero, the 15th deposed Emir of Kano’s fundamental rights.

Ado-Bayero filed a move ex parte on May 27, asking the court to stop the respondents from detaining, intimidating, or violating their rights through their attorney, M. L. Yusufari.

The Nigerian Police, the Nigerian Army, the Nigerian Navy, the Nigerian Air Force, the Attorney General of the Federation, the Attorney General Kano, the State Security Service, the NSCDC, and the Inspector General of Police are the respondents.

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Michael Jonathan, the applicant’s attorney, stated that the court had jurisdiction to hear the issue because it included fundamental rights procedures when it came up for hearing.

Jonathan submitted a May 27 originating motion in support of a written address and an affidavit.

In the interest of justice and Kano’s tranquility, he implored the court to consider the fundamental rights petition.

On the grounds of abuse of court, he further urged the court to reject the respondent’s preliminary objection.

Mahmoud Abubakar-Magaji, the attorney general for Kano State, filed a preliminary objection on May 30 and again on May 31. The objection raised four issues related to fundamental rights and the Kano Emirate Council (Repeal) Law 2024.

He urged the court to dismiss and strike out the entire process particularly the originating summons of the applicant motion.

Abubakar-Magaji said, “It is a privilege being an emir, not a right. The applicant filed his application five days after he was dethroned as the Emir of Kano.

“My lord the purported right of the applicant does not exist. This court has no jurisdiction to entertain this case.”

In addition, he submitted a notice-dated May 31 move to revoke the exparte order that had previously been granted, prohibiting the respondents from detaining, intimidating, or bothering the petitioner.

The court will notify the parties of the date for judgment, according to Justice Simom Amobeda.

In the interest of justice and the preservation of peace in Kano State, the court ordered the defendants on May 28 to guarantee that the applicant would get all rights and privileges.

The court further ordered the respondents numbering 3, 4, and 5 as well as all other respondents to refrain from preventing the applicant from using his official residence and palace at Kofar Kudu’s Emir’s Palace in the state.

All four of the recently established Emirate councils were disbanded by the State House of Assembly on May 23.