The Kano State Police Commissioner, AIG Usaini Gumel, has provided reasons for not complying with Governor Abba Yusuf’s directive to evict the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, from the Nasarawa mini palace.
Governor Yusuf had ordered the removal of the 15th Emir of Kano on Thursday night through the State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Haruna Dederi. However, in a telephone interview with The Punch on Friday, the police commissioner stated that obeying the governor’s eviction order would be akin to “jumping the gun.”
Gumel explained that the state government had filed a case regarding the eviction at the State High Court, which is scheduled for a hearing on Monday, June 24, 2024.
“The police will not evict the deposed Emir because the same government has filed a case at the State High Court on the eviction order, which would come up on Monday, 24th June 2024. The government is jumping the gun because the same government has filed a case on the eviction order, which is coming up on the 24th of June, 2024. So, if we carry out the order, it is like we are pre-empting the court because we don’t know what will happen at the court,” Gumel stated.
Meanwhile, security has been intensified around the Nasarawa mini palace where the deposed Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero, is currently residing. A correspondent of The Punch reported that by 11:30 am, additional security personnel had been deployed to the palace, blocking all four major routes leading to it.
Despite the governor’s directive, the deposed Emir remains in the mini palace, surrounded by his retinue of palace guards and supporters. A source close to Bayero, who spoke on condition of anonymity, confirmed that the deposed Emir continues to receive traditional greetings from loyal traditional rulers.
The source also refuted rumors of an imminent demolition of the palace, calling it “social media propaganda.”
“I heard that there is a rumor going around in some quarters that a bulldozer has been stationed at the Nasarawa mini palace ahead of the demolition. This is a social media propaganda,” the source added.
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