Court halts reinstatement of Emir Sanusi Lamido II

In order to prevent Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf from reinstalling Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II until the outcome of a substantive litigation filed against the restoration, a Federal High Court located in Kano has given an ex-parte injunction. 

Additionally, the order protested the dissolution of the four emirates of Bichi, Gaya, Karaye, and Rano. 

Nonetheless, the court ordered all concerned parties to preserve the status quo ante until the outcome of the lawsuit that Sarkin Dawaki Babba and Aminu Babba-Dan'Agundi filed on Thursday.

Permission to issue and serve the concurrent originating motion and any other court processes on the 6th Defendant (IGP) in FCT Abuja and outside the Honourable Court's jurisdiction was granted by Justice A.M. Liman of the Federal High Court to the Plaintiff/Applicant. 

The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Department of State Services, the Kano State Government, the Kano State House of Assembly, the Speaker of the State Assembly, the Kano State Commissioner of Police, and the Inspector General of Police are among the defendants in the lawsuit.

Justice Liman ordered 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 pending the hearing of the Fundamental Rights application.”

The case was postponed by the judge until June 3, 2024.

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