The Police has revealed why its officers raided the palace of the Emir of Kano at Gidan Rumfa to sack the local hunters guarding the reinstated Lamido Sanusi.
The Police raid followed claims that federal authorities allegedy planned to relocate Aminu Ado-Bayero amidst the emirship battle.
The outgoing Kano Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, however, said the officers were deployed to check security threats until the resolution of the tussle over the emirship of the state.
Gumel who is an assistant inspector-general of police added that the two palaces have been fortified with additional security agents.
”Armed personnel have been deployed to provide security at the Kofar Kudu Palace, the residence of Emir Malam Mohammadu Sunusi, and the Nasarawa Mimi Palace, the residence of Emir Aminu Bayero,” Gumel said.
“The police appeal for public support and urge residents to provide information that could aid in maintaining peace, progress, and political stability.
“The command is committed to providing the required security that will enable all residents to pursue their legitimate activities without threats to lives and property.”
The Federal High Court had voided Sanusi’s reappointment as Emir, having asked the state government to halt the implementation of the Kano Emirate Council (Repeal) Law, 2024.
Justice Abdullahi Liman in his judgement, however, ruled that Sanusi’s reappointment was null and void because the Kano government disobeyed the court’s earlier order restraining it from taking further action on the new emirate council law.
