Many are waiting to see how the police will react to the interim injunction given by a Kano State High Court restraining Aminu Ado Bayero and four other dethroned emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya and Karaye from parading themselves as emirs, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed by the Applicants.
The police had vowed to enforce the order restraining the state government from reinstating Emir Muhammadu Sanusi, thus protecting the Emir removed, Aminu Ado Bayero.
Experts will thus have to interpret how the police deal with orders.
The presiding judge, Justice Amina Aliyu gave the order asking Bayero to leave upon hearing of exparte application by counsel to the applicant Ibrahim Isa Wangida on Monday.
The order reads, “That an order of interim injunction is hereby granted restraining the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th & 5th Defendants either by themselves, servants, privies, and or any other persons or officers serving under them or acting in connection with any other person from parading themselves as Emirs of Kano, Bichi, Gaya, Rano and Karaye pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice filed by the Applicants.
“That an order is hereby granted to the extent that the Commissioner of Police Kano State should immediately take the palace of the Emir of Kano situated being and lying at State Road Kano and evict the 1 Defendant/Respondent from the said palace pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice dated 24 May 2024.
“That an order of this 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.”
The order continued, “That an order is hereby made that 1- 5th Defendants be 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.” The court concluded.
Justice Aliyu fixed 11th June 2024 for the hearing of the motion on notice.
