Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has said he ordered the arrest of the dethroned Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero, to prevent a breakdown of law and order in the state.
Yusuf explained that Ado Bayero’s decision to return to Kano
State two days after his dethronement posed a security risk, hence the order
for his arrest.
He was reacting to an article, “A Rendezvous with
Recklessness and Executive Rascality,” by Bala Ibrahim, who accused him of
rascality and recklessness in power.
However, speaking through his spokesman, Sanusi Bature, the
governor said repealing the 2019 Kano Emirate Law gave him the power to abolish
the emirates created by his predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje.
Recently, the Kano Federal High Court ordered the state
government to pay Bayero N10 million for breaching his fundamental rights,
personal liberty and freedom of movement.
Citing Sections 35(1) and 41(1) of the 1999 Constitution,
Justice Simon Amobeda held that it was wrong for Yusuf to order Bayero’s arrest
without lawful justification, which he said forced the applicant into house
arrest for fear of being arrested.
Reacting via a statement, Bature said: “Does Bala Ibrahim
actually understand the workings of government and governance? I do not want to
go into judicial pronouncements, but the point I want to make clear is that the
issue of Kano Emirship is straightforward with the repeal of the Kano Emirate Law
(2019) and enactment of the Kano Emirate Law (2024), which gave Governor Yusuf
the power to abolish the five emirates and return Kano to its glorious and
historic position as one emirate.
“This is the wish of the people of Kano State. The
reappointment of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II did not also come to anyone as a
surprise, because his dethronement (and consequent banishment) by Abdullahi
Ganduje and his co-travellers was done out of malice.
“Now, calling for the arrest of dethroned Emir Aminu Bayero
was only done for the public good, as his entrance into Kano shortly after his
dethronement posed a serious security threat which is being managed up till
today. Governor Abba Yusuf remains the Chief Security Officer of Kano State,
and no sane leader would fold his arms and watch Kano snowball into a state of
anarchy without taking action.”
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