The Kano State Police Command is in dilemma over the number of court orders it has received on the emirate crisis rocking the State.
The Command said the conflicting court directives have created a complex situation, and consequently appealed to the media for support in navigating the emirship tussle.
The Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, made the call during a meeting with the Heads of media organisations in Kano, yesterday.
The CP revealed that the Command had received five different court orders from Federal and State High Courts regarding the emirship dispute and has forwarded them to the Minister of Justice for interpretation. “Once we receive the necessary interpretation, we will take appropriate action to resolve the emirship dispute in accordance with the law”, he stated
Meanwhile, the ancient city of Kano has returned to its bustling but peaceful nature, as the 16th Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi and his predecessor, Aminu Bayero, did not clash during the Juma’at prayer.
The State governor, Abba Kabir-Yusuf, had, through a repealed chieftaincy law, dethroned Bayero and four other first-class emirs and reinstated Sanusi; however, Bayero returned to the State to reclaim his position.
While Sanusi is consolidating on the throne, having occupied the main palace, Bayero is waiting anxiously for the decision of the court, as he now stays at the Nasarawa palace.
