Dethroned Kano Emir moves into Nassarawa palace

Published

3 weeks ago

May 25, 2024

Aminu Bayero, the deposed Emir of Kano, has moved into a
palace in Nassarawa LGA after his return to the city in the early hours of
Saturday.

Abba Yusuf, the Kano governor, ordered Bayero’s arrest after
the monarch arrived in Kano to a hero’s welcome from a horde of his supporters.

A retinue of soldiers who have been providing protection for
Bayero before he was dethroned, rode with him from the airport to the palace.

Bayero was replaced as Emir by Muhammadu Sanusi on Friday.

The Kano house of assembly had repealed the 2019 law which
was used to oust Sanusi and balkanise the emirate into five jurisdictions.

The new emirate law stipulated the sack of all the Emirs in
the jurisdictions and a restoration of the old order — one Emir overseeing all
of Kano.

Yusuf had given the sacked Emirs 48 hours to vacate their
palaces.

The Emirs of Bichi, Rano, Karaye and Gaya have complied with
the directive.

Nigeria News Update