A Kano State High Court presided by the Chief Judge, Justice Dije Abdu Aboki, has granted an interim order restraining the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, from renovating the Nasarawa mini palace.....KINDLY READ THE FULL STORY HERE▶
Bayero has been holding courts at the palace since his return to the state after the dissolution of the emirates in May 2024.
As reported by Daily Trust, the Kano state government, led by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, the state attorney general, and the Emirate are the plaintiffs in the matter, while Bayero is the sole defendant.
The Guardian reported on Saturday, September 14, that the high court order directed parties in the suit to maintain status quo regarding the structural and architectural design of the palace pending hearing and determination of the suit.
In the court document seen by Daily Trust, the applicants filed an experte dated September 9 and supported by 33 paragraphs affidavit deposed to by Matawallen Kano, Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmed.
The court also ordered the monarch be served with the court processes by substituted means and fixed October 2 for hearing on motion on notice.
Kano Emirate tussle: Bayero’s lawyers withdraw from case
Earlier, Legit reported that there is a fresh twist regarding the Kano Emirate tussle between Muhammadu Sanusi II and his rival, Aminu Ado Bayero.
Sanusi has been favoured as Bayero’s lawyers on Thursday, July 4, have opted out from defending the embattled 15th emir of Kano state.
The lawyers’ decision was a response to the court’s refusal to grant a stay of proceedings, leading to dissatisfaction among the legal team.
