Court Bars Bayero, Others From Parading Selves As Emirs

… Orders Police To Evict Bayero

A Kano High Court has ordered Aminu Ado Bayero and others  to henceforth desist from parading themselves as the 15th Emir of Kano and Emirs respectively.

The court further ordered the police to specifically evict  Bayero from the mini palace at the State Road.

Others affected by the court order restraining them from parading themselves include Nasiru Ado Bayero, Ibrahim Abubakar II, Kabiru Muhammad Inuwa, and Aliyu Ibrahim Gaya as emirs of Bichi, Gaya, Rano, and Karaye respectively.

The defendants in this suit include Ado Bayero,  Ibrahim Abubakar II,  Kabiru Muhammad Inuwa, Aliyu Ibrahim Gaya, the Inspector General of Police, the Director of the Department of State Services, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the Nigerian Army. The plaintiffs are the Attorney General of Kano State, the Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, and the Kano State House of Assembly.

Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu, gave the order on Monday and fixed June 11, 2024 as date for the hearing of the substantive motion.

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 over the palace of the Emir of Kano situated 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 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 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.”