Sanusi to challenge detention, forced exile, Kano continues N2.2bn fraud probe

• May God bless us with good leaders, prays ex-Kano rulerNasir Tukur, Ted Odogwu, Umar MuhammedThe immediate past Emir of Kano, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II’s lawyers on Tuesday vowed to challenge his b

anishment and detention by the Kano State Government.

The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Usman Alhaji, who announced Sanusi’s deposition and the appointment of Alhaji Aminu Bayero as his successor, said the immediate past Emir was removed because of “total disrespect to lawful instructions from the office of the state governor.” “We are of the firm view that this action is illegal and unconstitutional. Section 35 of our constitution guarantees every citizen the right to personal liberty. The bases of the denial of personal liberty are set out clearly in this Section of the Constitution. None applies to the case of the Emir.”

“We, the legal team of the dethroned Emir, are working both in Kano and Abuja and unless he is released immediately, we will be taking appropriate legal action.” “We are not aware of such due inquiry nor are we aware that the Kano State Council of Chiefs was at any time summoned to any meeting much less discuss the removal of the Emir or give any advice to the Governor on the deposition.”

He said the Emir later received the letter which indicated that he was to be moved to Nasarawa State. He said when it was clear that the police were bent on using force to achieve their objective, the Emir cooperated with them in order not to jeopardize his safety, that of his family and persons around.Balarabe-Mahmoud said the Emir was taken in a private aircraft at 6:40pm, while the family subsequently boarded the aircraft arranged by his friends and departed for Lagos about 15 minutes later.

But on March 6, a Federal High Court sitting in Kano granted an interim injunction restraining the Kano State anti-commission agency from further investigating the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II. Yakasai said the state government had to use policemen to force him out of the place. The governor’s spokesman said this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Tuesday.

In a video released in the early morning hours of Tuesday, the dethroned Emir of Kano said he accepted the dethronement as a will of God. He prayed that God bless “us with good leaders.” It was gathered that Sanusi was moved to Awe because of lack of amenities in Loko, a town that shares boundary with the Federal Capital Territory.

“Mallam Nasir El-Rufai said that Kaduna State was honoured to be able to call on the services of a man of such a calibre to drive its development.”

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