Justice A.M. Liman of Federal High Court sitting in Kano has restrained the Kano State Government from reinstating Muhammadu Sanusi II as the Emir of Kano.
Justice Liman gave the order on Thursday night while after considering the motion ex-parte filed by a traditional title holder, the Sarkin Dawaki Babba, Aminu Babba-Dan’Agundi.
The defendants are: Kano state government, Kano state House of Assembly, The speaker, Kano state House of Assembly, Attorney General of Kano State, Commissioner of Police, Kano State, Inspector General of Police, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps ane Department of State Security that are listed as the 1st to 8th defendants.
The plaintiff had asked the court to grant them leave to “issue and serve their Concurrent Originating Motion as well as all other court processes on the 6 Defendant in FCT Abuja and outside the jurisdiction of his Honourable Court.
“AN ORDER of this Honourable Court Marking the Plaintiff/Applicant’s Concurrent Originating Motion as well as all other court processes tobe served on the 6 Defendant in FCT Abuja and outside the jurisdiction of his Honourable Court.
“AN ORDER of INTERIM INJUNCTION of this Honourable Court suspending, not giving effect to, not Implementing the operation of the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Law, 2024 (1445 A.H.), as they affect all offices and institutions of the Emirate Council created pursuant to the provisions of the Kano State Emirate Council Law, 2019 (1441 Α.Η.),” among other prayers.
After hearing the submissions of Ibrahim Allyu Nassarawa, Esq, Counsel for the Plaintiff/Applicant, who moved in terms of the Motion paper, the court made the following orders:
“Leave to the Plaintiff/Applicant to issue and serve their Concurrent Originating Motion as well as all other court processes on the 6th Defendant (IGP) in FCT Abuja and outside the jurisdiction of the Honourable Court.
“That parties are hereby ordered to maintain status quo ante the passage the and assent of the bill into pending hearing of the Fundamental Rights application.
“That In view of the Constitutional and Jurisdictional Issues apparent on the face of the application, parties shall address the Court on same at the hearing of the Fundamental rights application which is fixed for the 3rd of June, 2024.
“That in order to maintain the peace and security of the state, an Interim Injunction of this Honourable Court is granted restraining the Respondents from enforcing, executing, implementing and operationalizing the Kano State Emirate Law Council (Repeal) Law.
“That parties are hereby ordered to maintain status quo ante the passage and assent of the bill into pending the hearing of the Fundamental Rights application.
The judge therefore adjourned the case to 3rd day of June, 2024 for hearing of the Fundamental Rights application.
On Thursday, Kano state governor, Abba K. Yusuf announced the reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as Emir of Kano following the amendment of Kano Emirate Law 2019 which automatically dethroned HRH Aminu Ado Bayero and 4 other Emirs of the new Emirates.
