A Kano State High Court on Tuesday, restrained the police, State Security Service (DSS) and Nigerian military from evicting the reinstated Emir of Kano, Sunusi Lamido Sunusi, pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.
The court granted the motion exparte order dated May 28, moved by Bashir Yusuf-Muhammad Esq, counsel to the applicants.
The applicants are: Emir of Kano, Mallam Sunusi Lamido-Sunusi, Madakin Kano, Alhaji Yusuf Nabahani, Makaman Kano, Alhaji Ibrahim Sarki-Abdullahi, Sarkin Bai, Alhaji Mansur Adnan and Sarkin Dawaki Maituta, Alhaji Bello Tuta.
The respondents are: Commissioner of Police Kano, Inspector General of Police, Director State Security Service, Chief of Defence, and Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero.
Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu, granted an order of interim injunction restraining the respondents either by themselves, their agents, privies, representative, and assigns from further harassing, intimidating, inviting, arresting or invading the personal.
“Official residence of the applicants (Gidan Rumfa), his servants or any of the Kano Emirate kingmakers of doing such acts that would be capable of interfering with the Applicants’ rights generally in relation to this suit pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.
Adamu-Aliyu restrained the respondents from attempting to hijack, pick, commandeer, confiscate any of twin spear of authority, the Royal Hat of Dabo, the Ostrich-feathered shoes, the knife and sword of the Emir of Kano as well as symbols of authority.
“An order of interim injunction is hereby made restraining the respondents from taking further steps in connection with the matter or maintaining status quo of staying all action pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice”
The judge also restrained the respondents from interfering with the functions, duties of the 1st Applicant as the Emir of Kano .
The court adjourned the matter until June 13, for hearing the motion on notice.
NAN reports that Justice Adamu-Aliyu, on May 27, restrained the Kano deposed emir Aminu Ado-Bayero, and four other Emirs from parading themselves as emirs.