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Court Prohibits Aminu Ado-Bayero, Others From Donning The Emir’s Attire
A Kano State High Court has issued a perpetual injunction preventing Aminu Ado-Bayero and four other dethroned emirs from parading themselves as emirs and ordered them to surrender properties belonging to the Kano State Emirate Council.
Eko Hot Blog reports that a Kano State High Court, on Monday, granted a perpetual injunction restraining the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero, and four other dethroned emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya, and Karaye from parading themselves as emirs.
The applicants, represented by the Attorney General of Kano State, the Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, and the Kano State House of Assembly, filed a motion ex parte on May 27 through their counsel, Ibrahim Isah-Wangida.
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They sought a court order to prevent Mr. Ado-Bayero and the other dethroned emirs from parading themselves as emirs.
The respondents included Mr. Ado-Bayero; Nasiru Ado-Bayero, former Bichi emir; Ibrahim Abubakar, former Karaye emir; Kabiru Muhammad-Inuwa, former Rano emir; and Aliyu Ibrahim-Gaya, former Gaya emir. Additionally, the Inspector General of Police, Director of the State Security Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the Nigerian Army were also named as respondents.
Delivering the judgment, Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu held that the Kano State House of Assembly had the authority to amend and propose bills for the peace and good governance of the state pursuant to Section 4 Rule 6, 7(b) of the Nigerian Constitution.
“The Kano State Governor has the right to assent to the proposed bill after being passed by the state assembly,” the court ruled.
Aminu Ado-Bayero Parading As Emirs
Furthermore, the court restrained the police and other security agencies from violating, disobeying, or tampering with the Kano State Emirate (Repeal) Law 2024. The court also ordered the deposed emirs to surrender all movable and immovable properties belonging to the Kano State Emirate Council to the state government.
She held that the first respondent’s legal counsel’s withdrawal without notice to other parties is unprofessional and that not moving their motion is as good as not filing it since it has been abandoned.
The judge said the act of the 6th to 9th respondents (security agencies) for smuggling the first respondent (Mr Ado-Bayero) to Kano after the enactment of the Emirate Repeal Law 2024 disregards the oath they swore for the protection of life and properties.
Earlier, the applicant’s counsel, Ibrahim Isa-Wangida, urged the court to invalidate the respondent’s affidavit of facts pursuant to order 39, rules 1 and 2 of the court.
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The counsel to Mr Ado-Bayero, Abdul Muhammed, informed the court that they have an affidavit of fact dated 3 July 2024 attached with a notice of appeal and a motion of stay of proceedings.
He urged the court to stay proceedings pending the hearing and determination of the motion at the appeal court.
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