UPDATED: Court orders Bayero, 4 others to stop parading themselves as emirs
A Kano State High Court, on Monday, perpetually restrained the 15th Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero, and Four other dethroned emirs of Rano,Gaya, Bichi, and Karaye from parading themselves as emirs.
The applicants in the suit are Attorney General of Kano State, Speaker Kano State House of Assembly and Kano State House of Assembly.
SolaceBase reports that Counsel to the applicants, Ibrahim Isah-Wangida Esq had filed a motion exparte dated May 27.
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The applicants are seeking the court to restrain Aminu Ado-Bayero, and four other dethroned emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya and Karaye from parading themselves as emirs.
The respondents in the suit are: Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero, Alhaji Nasiru Ado-Bayero Bichi emir, Dr Ibrahim Abubakar ll, emir of Karaye, Alhaji Kabiru Muhammad-Inuwa, emir of Rano and Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim-Gaya, emir of Gaya.
Others are Inspector General of Police, Director State Security Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and Nigeria Army.
Recalls that the legal team representing the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, withdrew their services from the ongoing legal dispute at the court.
The team’s action was in response to the decision of the court declining the team’s stay of proceedings in the case.
Hence at the last adjourned date, Justice Amina Aliyu had adjourned the case to July 18 to rule on various applications, including extensions of time, preliminary objections, and motions for her recusal in the matter.
However, delivering judgement on Monday, July 15th 2024 Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu, held that Kano State House of Assembly has the power to amend and propose a bill for the peace and good governance of a state pursuant to section 4 rule 6,7(b) of 1999 Constitution as amended.
She said that the issue of evicting the deposed Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero from his Nassarawa palace is a Rent Tribunal matter and is not before her.
“The Kano State Governor has the right to assent the proposed bill to law after being passed by the state assembly”
She ordered that Aminu Ado-Bayero, and four other Emirs by themselves, servants, privies, and any other persons appointed should stop parading themselves as emirs.
Adamu-Aliyu perpetually restrained the Police and other security agencies from violating, disobeying or tempering with the Kano State Emirate (Repeal) Law 2024.
She urged all the deposed emirs to surrender all movable and immovable properties in their possession that belonged to the Kano State Emirate Council to the state government.
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“The first respondent legal counsel withdrawal without notice to other parties is unprofessional and without moving their motion is as good as not filing it since it has been abandoned,’’ she said.
Adamu-Aliyu said the act of the 6th to 9th respondent of smuggling the first respondent to Kano after the enactment of the Emirate Repeal Law 2024 disregards to what they have sworn to for the protection of lives and property.
Earlier, Counsel to the applicant, Mr Ibrahim Isa-Wangida, urged the court to discountenance the respondents’ affidavit of facts pursuant to order 39 rule 1 and 2 of the Court.
Counsel to Ado-Bayero, Mr Abdul Muhammed SAN, informed the court that they have an affidavit of fact dated July 3, 2024, attached with a notice of appeal and a motion of stay of proceedings.
He urged the court to stay of proceedings pending the hearing and determination of the motion at the appeal court.
Counsel to the 3rd, 4th and 5th respondents, Hassan Tanko-Kyaure, moved his application for an extension of time dated July 2 and counter affidavit in response to the originating motion.
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He urged the court to set aside the Kano State Emirates Council (Repeal) law 2024, adding that due process was not followed and urged the court to dismiss the applicant’s application with a cost of N1 billion.
Counsel to the IGP, Mr Sunday Ekwe, told the court that they have nothing to present.
The 3,4and 5th respondents moved their applications, for extension of time, notice of preliminary objection, setting aside exparte order, joinder application, examining deponent, application for the Judge to recuse herself and originating summon.
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