Kano Emir tussle: We won’t evict deposed Emir, CP replies Gov. Yusuf

AIG Usaini Gumel, the Kano State Police Commissioner, has provided an explanation for the police’s disregard for the order to evacuate Aminu Ado Bayero, the ousted Emir of Kano.

Remember that on Thursday night, Yusuf gave the CP the order to remove the ousted 15th Emir of Kano from his residence in the Nasarawa small palace. This directive came through the State Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Haruna Dederi.

In a Friday interview with Punch, Gumen stated that following the governor’s eviction decree would be the equivalent of “jumping the gun.”

He stated that the State High Court would hear a lawsuit on the eviction order on Monday, June 24, 2024, and that the government that issued the order had filed the case there.

“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,” he added.

Meanwhile, security has been beefed up around the Nasarawa mini palace where the deposed Emir Aminu Ado Bayero is currently staying.

Meanwhile, more security personnel have been deployed to the place in addition to the ones on the ground.

It was observed that all four major routes leading to the mini palace had been blocked by security personnel as the police had yet to remove the deposed Emir as directed by Governor Yusuf.

However, while the CP had yet to comply with the governor’s directive, the deposed Emir was still in the mini palace with his retinue of palace guards and other supporters.