The Kano State government has requested that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu intervene in the ongoing controversies surrounding the Kano Emirate, warning that the situation could escalate into violence and pose a significant threat to the state's stability.
Deputy Governor Aminu Abdussalam made this plea on Monday during a press briefing. He emphasized the necessity of evacuating the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, stating that his presence in Kano constitutes a security threat.
Abdussalam clarified the state government's position on the reinstatement of the 16th Emir, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, noting that they were unaware of any court order mandating all parties to maintain the status quo. He revealed that out of eight respondents, only the Inspector General of Police was served with the court order, while the Kano State government and other relevant agencies were not.
According to him, "We are worried and shocked about matching order from above to ensure implement of court order.
"There have been talks around the court order (restraining or exparte motion) given by a court. Whatever the circumstances around the order. We as a government have never seen or received any communication in that direction.
"There are eight respondents. Out of this eight respondents, only one, Inspector General of Police, IGP was served with the court order while the state police commissioner, DSS, NSCDC were never served likewise was the Kano State government nor Attorney General were served until this moment.
"You cannot act on anything that you don't know. And that is what informed all our actions uptil today and this moment.
"...meeting there and conspiring to cause mayhem and chaos in the state to the extent that they came out to lit bonfire meters from the Governor's office and residence and got security cover.
"Ever since the process of repealing the law started, Kano was peaceful and people were jubilating only for us to start seeing negative developments.
"We have been wondering why is the order special that out of eight respondents, seven were not served and there was a matching order from the top (Abuja) that everything be done to ensure implementation of the order. Whose interest is been served, who is behind this diabolical plan to cause mayhem in Kano. Why is it sudden, people want to demonstrate?
"Petitions are being engineered today from the former Emirates of Gaya, Rano and Bichi. The Emir of Gaya has already gone on air and stated it categorically clear that he has taken it in good fate and holds no grudges against anybody and appealed to his people to be law abide by the law.
"Today, there was sponsored protest carried out in Gaya by APC thugs. Some people claiming to be stakeholders from Bichi wrote a letter and all of them were card carrying members of APC in the emirate. So the whole thing is now turning into politics.
"We appeal to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, office of the National Security Adviser and other agencies concerned to investigate the happenings in Kano as it relates to the deposed Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero and take immediate steps to evacuate him from his current residence and remove him from in the state. As it is now, he is constituting a security threat in the state.
"A lot of efforts were put in place to reach out to the President on happenings around the chieftaincy matters.
"We (Kano State government) apologize to his office and his personality for any embarrassment or inconvenience that might have caused him. We are deeply misled into believing that the ONSA was behind the arrangement to smuggle the deposed Emir back to Kano and install him in the palace under pretext of a court order.
"But he has refuted that and we know him to be man of his words,"
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