JUST IN: Court Adjourns Kano Emirship Tussle Hearing to July 4

A hearing on the ongoing Kano Emirship tussle has been postponed by a Kano State High Court to Thursday, July 4.

The case involves an application filed by the Kano State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, the Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, and the Kano State House of Assembly, represented by their counsel, Ibrahim Isah-Wangida. The motion, submitted on May 27, seeks an order preventing the 15th Emir, Aminu Ado-Bayero, along with the dethroned Emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya, and Karaye, from continuing to present themselves as traditional rulers.

The respondents include Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero, Alhaji Nasiru Ado-Bayero (Bichi Emir), Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar II (Emir of Karaye), Alhaji Kabiru Muhammad-Inuwa (Emir of Rano), and Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim-Gaya (Emir of Gaya). Additional respondents are the Inspector-General of Police, Director of the State Security Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the Nigeria Army.

During the hearing, the applicants’ counsel, Mr. Eyitayo Fatogun SAN, stated that he received five processes from the first respondent on July 1 at around 6:30 p.m. and requested 30 minutes to serve the respondents with their responses. However, counsel to Ado-Bayero, Mr. Abdul Muhammed SAN, opposed the request and sought an adjournment to allow time to reply and file all applications.

Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu adjourned the case until July 4 for a hearing on all pending applications and originating motions.

Previously, on May 27, the court issued an interim injunction restraining the respondents from parading themselves as Emirs to maintain peace in Kano. This follows the Kano State House of Assembly’s dissolution of the four newly created Emirate councils on May 23 and Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf’s reappointment of Lamido Sanusi as the Emir of Kano.