The Kano State Government has denied trampling on the fundamental human rights of the deposed emir, Aminu Bayero.

Recall that a Federal High Court in Kano had Friday slammed the fine of N10m on the Kano Government for trampling on the rights of the deposed emir.

While speaking at a press conference at the Government House in Kano, the Attorney General of the state and Commissioner for Justice Haruna Dederi described the situation as unfortunate.

Dederi, who represented the governor at the briefing, blamed the development on some enemies of the state that were all out to disrupt the peace and sanity of Kano.

The attorney general noted further that the police have continued to take orders from above even though the governor is the state’s chief security officer.

He then appealed to well-meaning Nigerians and international friends to intervene so that there will be peace and sustainable development in the state.

Earlier, Justice Simon Amobeda gave the order while delivering the judgment in the case instituted by Aminu Bayero seeking for the enforcement of his fundamental human rights.

Justice Amobeda in his verdict described the order given by Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf for the arrest of Aminu Bayero as unlawful and that has forced the applicant into house arrest for fear of being arrested.

The respondents in the suit are the Attorney General of the Federation as 1st respondent, Attorney General of Kano State (2nd), Nigeria Police Force (3rd), IGP (4th), Commissioner of Police in Kano (5th), DSS (6th), NSCDC (7th), Nigerian Army (8th), Nigerian Airforce and Nigerian Navy as 9th and 10th respondents respectively.

The Judge had earlier restrained the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th from arresting, detaining, threatening, intimidating, harassing the Applicant or further interfering with the Applicant’s fundamental rights.

The judgment reads, “That, the act of the Governor of Kano State in directing the Police to arrest the Applicant without any lawful justification is a threatened breach of the fundamental right to Liberty of the Applicant guaranteed under Section 35(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as altered).

“That, the act of the Governor of Kano State in directing the police to arrest the Applicant without any lawful justification, which directive has forced the Applicant into house arrest, preventing him from going freely about his lawful business, constitutes a flagrant violation of his fundamental right to freedom of movement as guaranteed under Section 41(1) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as altered).

“That the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th Respondents are either by themselves, their agents, servants, privies, or any other person or authority forthwith restrained from arresting, detaining, threatening, intimidating, harassing the Applicant or further interfering with the Applicant’s fundamental rights.

“That the 2nd Respondent and the Government of Kano State shall pay to the Applicant the sum of N10,000,000.00 (Ten Million Naira) only for the breach and likely breach of the Applicants fundamental rights to personal liberty and freedom of movement guaranteed under the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as altered).

“The prayer for the cost of filing and prosecuting this suit is refused, the amount having not been specifically pleaded and strictly proved,” Justice Amobeda however ordered.