Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano state has ordered the arrest of deposed Emir Aminu Ado Bayero for creating tension in the state”.
According to a statement issued by the Director General, Media and Publicity, Government House, Kano, Sanusi Tofa on Saturday, the governor made order after Bayero ‘was smuggled into Kano city last night in an attempt to forcefully return to the palace, and cause confusion in the city.
Part of the statement reads, “The Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has ordered the immediate arrest of the former Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, for creating tension in the state
“The former Emir was smuggled into Kano city last night in an attempt to forcefully return to the palace two days after being deposed by the governor.”
“As the Chief Security Officer of the state, His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has directed the Commissioner of Police to arrest the deposed Emir with immediate effect for disturbing public peace and attempting to destroy the relative peace the state enjoys.”
Bayero was deposed on Thursday and in his place, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi appointed as the new Emir of Kano.
The state government reinstated Lamido Sanusi who was desposed from the throne in march 2020 by the administration of Abdullahi Ganduje who accused him of pollical interference.
The then government later created five Emirate councils from the Kano Emirate which have now been nullified by the state government after the House of Assembly amended the law, this week, that created them.
Meanwhile, following the return of Emir Bayro to the city last night, his whereabout has not been known.
