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Bayero was dethroned as Emir on Thursday.in the wee hours of Saturday to a hero’s welcome from his supporters.Muhammadu Sanusi, who was reinstated as Emir at a colourful ceremony on Friday, arrived at the palace at 1am on Saturday alongside the deputy governor, speaker of the state assembly, and other top government functionaries.
Bayero’s aircraft touched down hours later and his convoy was soon speeding from the Aminu Kano International Airport into the bright lights of the city. The governor’s orders for Bayero’s arrest was contained in a statement issued by Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, his spokesperson.“The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has ordered the immediate arrest of the former Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, for creating tension in the state,” the statement reads.
“The former Emir was smuggled into Kano city last night in an attempt to forcefully return to the palace two days after being deposed by the Governor. “As the Chief Security Officer of the state, His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has directed the Commissioner of Police to arrest the deposed Emir with immediate effect for disturbing public peace and attempting to destroy the relative peace the state enjoys.”Sanusi became the 14th Emir of Kano in 2014 after the death of Ado Bayero. He was turbaned during the administration of Rabiu Kwankwaso, then governor of the state.
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