Kano State High Court has issued a restraining order against Aminu Ado Bayero from parading himself as the Emir of Kano pending the determination of a substantive suit.
Gatekeepers News reports that the court also ordered the police to take control of the Nassarawa palace, where Bayero has been staying since he returned to Kano on Saturday.
The presiding judge, Amina Aliyu made the ruling on Monday in response to an ex parte application filed by Ibrahim Isa Wangida, the counsel to the applicants.
The applicants in the suit are the attorney-general of Kano, the speaker, and the Kano House of Assembly, while the defendants include Aminu Ado Bayero, Nasiru Ado Bayero, Ibrahim Abubakar II, Kabiru Muhammad Inuwa, Aliyu Ibrahim Gaya, inspector-general of police (IGP), director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and the Nigerian Army.
The judge also restrained the dethroned four other Emirs of the disbanded emirates from parading themselves as monarchs in Kano.
Amina ruled “That an order of this Hon. Court is hereby granted restraining the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Defendants from parading themselves as Emirs of Kano, Bichi, Gaya, Rano and Karaye in the interest of peace in Kano pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.”
“That an order is hereby made that 1st 5th Defendants be served through the office of the Commissioner Police, Kano State who is to ensure immediate implementation of the order of the Hon. Court in the interest of justice.”
