CJN Ariwoola summons chief judges over conflicting orders on Kano emirship tussle
The chief justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, on Wednesday, summoned the chief judges of the federal high court and the Kano state high court over conflicting orders on the emirship tussle in Kano.
The Informant247 reports that both the federal high court and the Kano state high court have issued conflicting interim injunctions on the tussle between Aminu Bayero, the dethroned Emir, and Muhammadu Sanusi II, the reinstated Emir, where the two orders have exacerbated the tension and chaos in the state.
It would be recalled that a judge at the Kano High Court, Amina Adamu Aliyu, on Tuesday, restrained the police, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Nigerian Army from removing Sanusi as Emir.
The judge also restrained the respondents from “attempting to hijack” the symbols of authority meant for the Emir of Kano pending the determination of the suit.
Meanwhile, a judge at the federal high court in Kano, S.A. Amobeda, on the same day, ordered the removal of Sanusi from the official residence of the Emir of Kano while also ordering the police to ensure that all rights and privileges of an Emir are accorded Bayero.
On Monday, Aliyu issued an order restraining Bayero from parading himself as the Emir of Kano pending the determination of the suit.
