A Kano State High Court, on Tuesday, adjourned until Thursday to hear all pending applications in the suit filed by the Kano State Government against the deposed 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, and others.

The state Attorney-General, the Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly and the state House of Assembly, through their counsel, Ibrahim Isah-Wangida, filed a motion ex parte dated May 27.

The applicants are seeking an order of the court restraining Bayero and four other dethroned emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya and Karaye, from parading themselves as traditional rulers.

The respondents are Ado Bayero; the deposed Emir of Bichi, Alhaji Nasiru Ado Bayero; the deposed Emir of Karaye, Dr Ibrahim Abubakar; deposed Emir of Rano, Alhaji Kabiru Muhammad-Inuwa and the deposed Emir of Gaya, Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim-Gaya.

Others are the Inspector-General of Police; the Director of the Department of State Services; the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps;  and the Nigerian Army.

The state House of Assembly, on May 23, 2024, repealed the Kano Emirate Law, 2019, signed into law by ex-Governor Umar Ganduje and enacted the Kano Emirate Law, 2024.

The new law reversed the division of the Kano emirate into Kano, Gaya, Karaye, Bichi and Rano and, consequently, sacked the five emirs appointed by Ganduje.

On May 24, 2024, Governor Abba Yusuf signed the new law and reinstated the 14th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II as the substantive Emir of Kano.

Following the appointment of Sanusi, Ado Bayero returned to Kano on May 25 and got an ex parte from the Federal High Court in Kano, restraining the governor from deposing him.

The state government also filed a counter-suit at the state high court, asking the court to restrain Bayero and other deposed emirs from parading themselves as traditional rulers in the emirate.

The court, on May 27, granted an order of interim injunction, restraining the first second, third, fourth and fifth respondents by themselves, servants, and privies, from parading themselves as emirs in the interest of peace in Kano.

When the case came up for hearing on all pending applications, counsel for the applicants, Mr. Eyitayo Fatogun (SAN), informed the court that he was served with five processes on July 1, at about 6:30 pm by the first respondent.

“My Lord, we received the respondents’ five processes yesterday evening and have filed all our responses.

“We urge the court to give us a 30-minute stand-down to enable us to serve the respondent with our responses,” he said.

Ado Bayero’s counsel, Mr. Abdul Muhammed (SAN), opposed the 30-minute stand-down and sought an adjournment to enable him to reply and file all their applications.

Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu, consequently, adjourned the matter until July 4 for a hearing of all pending applications and originating motions.