Sanusi is not the first high profile monarch to have been dethroned in Nigeria – over the years, a handful of other revered traditional rulers have been kicked out of office for one reason or the other.
The Kano State Executive Council, chaired by Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, dethroned Muhammed Sanusi II, the 14th Emir of Kano, on Monday.
The first Sanusi was accused of insubordination to the political authorities at the time and he was dethroned nine years after he became Emir. Apart from Sanusi and his grandfather, some other traditional rulers have suffered a similar fate, too. They were dethroned over perceived insubordination to political powers in the land.The Emir of Muri was another traditional ruler in the North that was dethroned for perceived insubordination to the governor of the state.
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