Deposed Kano Emir, Sanusi II Regains Freedom After Court’s Order

Hamilton Nwosa
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The dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi, has departed Awe in Nasarawa State with the Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai.

This comes after a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja granted an interim order releasing Sanusi from detention.

Justice Anwuli Chikere granted the order in line with the prayers on the exparte motion filed on behalf of the deposed Emir by Mr. Lateef Fagbemi SAN.

The former Emir had on Thursday approached the court seeking an interim order of the court directing his immediate release from detention.

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Kano State Executive Council approved Sanusi’s dethronement at a special sitting held on Monday.

Read also: BREAKING: Court Orders Immediate Release of Deposed Kano Emir, Sanusi

Since coming on the throne, Sanusi, who rose to become governor of Nigeria’s Central Bank as a professional, has always spoken out against harmful traditions and practices in the North, often times drawing the ire of elites in the region.

 

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