The Kano State Government has described Friday morning’s security condone of the Palace of the factional Emir of Kano as provocative and insulting.
This is even as it appealed to residents to maintain the peace.
The Source reports that the enhanced security led by the Police in conjunction with other security agents led to the restrictions of movements in and out of the Palace where factional Emir Sanusi is residing.
His rival in the struggle for the control of the Kano Emirate Council stool Emir Aminu Ado Bayero holds court at the Nasarawa Mini Palace pending when the courts will determine their fate.
There were speculations that the high security alert at the palace might not be unconnected with the plan by Emir Sanusi to appoint Munir Sanusi as the new Wamban Kano and escort him to Bichi to assume control as the District Head.
In doing this , Emir Sanusi, planned to jettison his uncle, Abbas Sanusi, who have been occupying the position of Wamban Kano since the time of Late Emir Ado Bayero.
Until the recent royal rumble, the Wamban Kano was the Senior Councilor, a defacto second in Command to the Emir of Kano.
Unconfirmed reports say Emir Sanusi’s attempt to name a new Wamban Kano and install him as the District Head of Bichi is at the root of the heavy security presence both at the Kano Emir’s Palace and the Palace in Bichi.
Bichi is one of the four other Emirate Councils which Emirs were controversially deposed on May ,23 ,2024 by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf ,alongside the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero, to pave the way for the return of Emir Sanusi.
Instructively. at the time of the now disputed dethronement ,Nasir Ado Bayero ,the younger sibling of Emir Aminu Bayero was the Emir of Bichi
Impeccable sources reveal that with the Bichi deposition efforts being challenged in court as is the case with the Kano Emirate stool, Emir Sanusi’s alleged plan to appoint Munir Sanusi to the position of District Head, thereby down-grading Bichi Emirate is strongly believed not to be going down well with the people.
Security agencies had to step in to avert a possible breakdown of law and order by stopping the planned installation of Munir as the District Head of Bichi, a source informed this Magazine.
But reacting to the development late on Friday, the Secretary to the State Government Abdullahi Bichi, while speaking on Freedom Radio programme expressed shock and surprise at the sealing of the palace.
“We were surprised when we woke up this morning to hear that armed policemen have taken over the Kano Emir’s palace without any breach of peace or any reason to warrant such action”, Bichi stated .
According to him ,security agencies when contacted over the development, informed that they were obeying orders from above”.
“Who will give such directives from above? We know it is only the Federal Government that can give the directive to the police.
“We suspect there are some people who are conniving with Abuja to cause a crisis in Kano which will not be acceptable by the Kano state Government”, the Kano SSG noted.
He described as misleading and false, claims that there will be a disruption of peace should Emir Sanusi go to Bichi.
The SSG, who himself is from the area, insisted that the people are greatly anticipating the Emir’s visit, promising that they will fix a new date and accompany Emir Sanusi on the Visit.
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