Deposed Emir Aminu Ado Bayero has been ordered to vacate the vacate the Nasarawa mini palace.
Justice Aisha Adamu Aliyu of a Kano State High Court gave the order on Monday.
The order is coming days after a Justice Muhammad Liman of the Federal High Court directed the state government to stop the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi as Kano emir. The state government has not adhered to the order, but went ahead to reappoint Mr Sanusi as the new monarch.
The Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Haruna Isah Dederi had confirmed to BBC Hausa that the state government had received the earlier order granted by a Federal High Court stopping the reinstatement of Mr Sanusi.
Justice Aliyu ordered the Commissioner of Police in Kano to evict Mr Bayero.
Respondents in the matter are the deposed Emira of Karaye, Gaya, Bichi, Rano, Kano, IGP, Director DSS, NSCDC and Army; while the applicants are the Attorney General of Kano State, Speaker House of Assembly and Kano State House of Assembly.
The judge granted an order “restraining the 1, 2, 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 situate 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 24th 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 15th 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.”
