BREAKING: Court Permanently Stops Bayero, 4 Others from Parading as Emirs, in Favour of Emir Sanusi

A High court in Kano state has permanently restrained the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, and four other former Emirs from claiming the title.

POLITICS NIGERIA reports that the court presided over by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu delivered the ruling on Monday.

The judgement specifically prohibits the former Emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya, and Karaye, as well as their servants and agents, from parading themselves as Emirs.

Justice Aliyu ruled that the eviction of Aminu Ado Bayero from his Nasarawa palace is a matter for the Rent Tribunal and not under her jurisdiction.

However, the judge directed the deposed Emir Bayero and four others to immediately hand over all Emirate Traditional Royal Artifacts to the state government and the current Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II.

Justice Aliyu also upheld the validity of the State Assembly Emirate Council Repealed Law 2024, stating that it was enacted in accordance with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Section 4. Additionally, she ruled that Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s assent to the law was in full compliance with the Constitution.

The Kano State government had filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the deposed Emirs from continuing to use their royal titles and occupying their palaces. The government also gave them a 48-hour ultimatum to vacate their respective palaces after being deposed.