A Kano State High Court presided by the Chief Judge Justice Dije Abdu Aboki has granted an interim order restraining Emir of Kano Aminu Ado Bayero from renovating the Nasarawa palace.
The monarch has been holding court since his return to Kano after the state government dissolution of the four emirates.
The Kano state government, the state attorney general and Kano emirate are the plaintiffs and Bayero is the sole defendant in the matter.
The order directed parties in the suit to maintain status quo regarding the structural and architectural design of the palace pending hearing and determination of the suit.
“That an order of interim injunction is hereby made restraining the defendant, his agents, privies, or anyone acting under the instruction or command of the defendant under whatever manner from demolishing, renovating repairing reconstructing refurbishing the property known as Gidan Sarki Nasarawa situate a long state road, Kano pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice before this cour,” the court order stated.
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The applicants filed an exparte application dated 9th September and supported by 33 Paragraphs affidavit deposed to by Matawallen Kano Alhaji Ibrahim Ahmed.
The court also ordered the monarch to be served with the court processes by substituted means and fixed October 2 for hearing on motion on notice.
Recall that in June, a Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Amina Aliyu restrained Aminu Ado-Bayero and four other deposed Emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya and Karaye from parading themselves as Emirs.
Delivering the judgment, Justice Aliyu further restrained the 15th Emir of Kano and four other dethroned Emirs by themselves, servants, privies and any other persons appointed by them from parading themselves as Emirs of Kano, Bichi, Gaya, Rano, Karaye.
Also the State Government had filed a suit asking the state High Court to stop the 15th Emir, Bayero, and four other Emirs of Karaye, Bichi, Rano and Gaya from parading themselves as Emirs.
The government also gave the deposed Emirs 48 hours within which to vacate their respective palaces after being deposed.
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