The reservation of judgement was taken by the presiding judge, Justice Simon Amobeda, following a heated argument between counsels.
The Federal High Court sitting in Kano State on Friday reserved its judgement in the fundamental human rights suit filed by the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero.
The reservation of judgement was taken by the presiding judge, Justice Simon Amobeda, following a heated argument between counsels.
It was learnt that the applicant, Ado Bayero who was recently dethroned by the state government, filed a motion ex parte to restrain his arrest of any kind.
He brought the suit against the Attorney General of the Federation, Attorney General of Kano State, Nigeria Police Force, IGP, Commissioner of Police in Kano, DSS, NSCDC, Nigerian Army, Nigerian Airforce and Nigerian Navy.
When the case came up for hearing on Friday, counsel to the 2nd respondent, Mahmoud Abubakar Magaji, told the court that he filed a preliminary objection dated May 30th and filed May 31st on four grounds bothering around his fundamental rights and the Kano emirate repealed law.
“We filed our 21 paragraph counter affidavit deposed by Abudullahi Garko and written address dated May 31st on point of law.”
Magaji urged the court to dismiss and strike out the originating summon.
He told the court that “being an emir is a privilege not a right. The applicant filed his application five days after he was removed. At the time of filing is no longer an emir and if that was established.
SaharaReporters reported how personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, Department of State Services (DSS) and other security agencies were stationed at strategic locations in Kano as the legal battle on the Emirate tussle begun on Thursday morning.
The Federal High Court is presently entertaining a lawsuit to challenge the reinstatement of Lamido Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano by the State Government.
SaharaReporters had reported how the state government two weeks ago passed a bill dissolving the establishment of additional emirates created by Abdullahi Ganduje's administration.
It is titled, ‘The Kano State Emirates Councils (Repeal) Bill, 2024.’
Following the passage of the law, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf officially reinstated Muhammadu Sanusi II as the new Emir.
However, the Federal High Court sitting in Kano soon ordered that Sanusi II should be evicted from the palace.