The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the Kano Emirate suit to 17th April, 2027.

SolaceBase reports that Justice Adamu Jauro, who presided over the matter, adjourned the case for hearing.

The suit initially scheduled for hearing today was adjourned as the matter could not proceed due to a motion filed by a counsel to one of the defendants on April 14^th and served on the appellant’s Counsel on 15^th April 2026.

According to the court rules, the appellant served the motion has two weeks to reply to the motion, hence the adjournment.

Speaking to SolaceBase, the appellant’s Counsel, Barrister Mamman Lawan Yusufari, said the matter was for hearing, not for judgment, as many erroneously thought.

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‘’The suit was for hearing today and not for judgment as many were saying, ‘’Yusufari said.

‘’Counsel to one of the defendants filed a motion on 14^th April and served us a day after. We are entitled to reply to the motion within 14 days from the date of service, hence the adjournment as the matter could not proceed.’’

Recalls that Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, had in May 2024 reappointed Malam Muhammad Sanusi II as the 16^th Fulani Emir of Kano, dethroning the 15^th Emir, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero.

Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II was dethroned by the former Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje-led administration on March 9th, 2020.

The governor also amended the Kano Emirate Law.

Subsequently, the legal battle began with a move to invalidate the dethronement of Emir Aminu Ado Bayero.

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Alhaji Aminu Babba Dan’Agundi, a kingmaker in Emir Aminu Bayero’s cabinet and his senior counsel, filed the suit on dissatisfaction on the Court of Appeal judgement in a suit regarding the Kano Emirate crisis, in January 2025.

In ruling on the matter, the Appeal Court said the Federal High Court, Kano, does not have the power to interfere in the matter.

A judgment welcomed by the Kano State Government.

“This ruling validates the government’s lawful actions and clarifies jurisdiction over chieftaincy matters, reinforcing the constitutional boundaries of courts in such affairs,’’ said Barr Haruna Dederi, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, then.

Addressing newsmen, Dan’Agundi said he had instructed his legal team to appeal against the Court of Appeal’s ruling at the Supreme Court.

He cited errors in the interpretation of the ruling on the side of government, which backs Emir Muhammad Sunusi II for the throne.

He said it was wrong for the Appeal Court to interpret the case as a chieftaincy matter rather than a fundamental human rights violation.