Hours after reinstalling Muhammad Sanusi as the Emir of Kano, the State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has ordered the immediate arrest of the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, for allegedly heighting the tension in the state.
Yusuf said that the action of the dethroned monarch was already a threat to the existing peace and harmony across Kano metropolis.
The order was contained in a statement released on Saturday by the Director General, Media and Publicity, Government House, Kano, Sanusi Tofa.
According to the statement, “The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has ordered the immediate arrest of the former Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, for disturbing public peace and attempting to destroy the relative peace the state enjoys.
“The former Emir was smuggled into Kano city last night in an attempt to forcefully return to the palace two days after being deposed by the governor.”
Before giving he order, the statement noted: “the new Emir, Lamido Sanusi, arrived at the palace in the company of the governor, the deputy governor, the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, and other top government functionairies at about 1 am on Saturday, May 25 2024”.
Bayero, whose whereabouts had been unknown since he was deposed on Thursday, returned to Kano on Saturday.
The state House of Assembly repealed the law that ex-Governor Abdullahi Ganduje had signed on December 5, 2019.
After signing the law, Ganduje split the emirate into five and appointed Emirs to each.
Upon signing the repealed Kano Emirates Council Law, Yusuf gave all the Emirs affected by the law 48 hours to vacate their palaces and hand them over to the Commissioner of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.
He subsequently announced the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi, whom Ganduje had deposed in 2020 as Emir of Kano.
The governor issued a reappointment letter to Sanusi on yesterday, and Sanusi led Jumat prayers at the Government House, Kano.
In the early hours of Saturday, Ado Bayero returned to Kano into the waiting hands of a crowd of supporters.
On Friday, the governor reappointed Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano.
Sanusi received his letter of reinstatement at the Government House in Kano.
While presenting him with the letter, the governor said, “By the powers conferred on me by the Kano Emirate Council Law of 1984 and 2024, and supported by the recommendation of the kingmakers, I have the singular pleasure of confirming the reappointment of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the Emir of Kano and the head of the Kano Emirate Council.”
