Sunday, July 13, 2025 - Officials evicted from the Kano emir’s palace over alleged disloyalty to the emir, Lamido Sanusi, have sued the emir at the state high court in Bichi.
The
officials sued Mr Sanusi and 12 others for illegal eviction and destruction of
their properties within the main emir’s palace.
The
complainants are Usman Dako, who holds the traditional titles of Galadiman
Sallama, Auwalu Maikudi, Sarkin Lema, and Sani Mohammad, alias Sani Kwano,
among other
They want
the court to declare their forceful eviction from the palace last Monday
unlawful.
The suit,
K/M1607/2025, names Mr Sanusi, the Kano Emirate Council, the Inspector-General
of Police, the State Security Services (SSS), the Nigeria Security and Civil
Defence Corps (NSCDC), and others as respondents.
The court
has ordered all parties involved to maintain the status quo ante, a legal order
suspending further actions until the matter is resolved.
Mr Dako and
other loyalists of the deposed emir, Aminu Ado-Bayero, were ordered to vacate
the main palace.
Members of
families who have lived in the palace for decades siad, they
were asked to leave because of their parents’ alleged disloyalty to the
reinstated emir, Mr Sanusi.
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