Kano Emirate: Gov Yusuf Explains Arrest Order for Ado-Bayero After Dethronement

Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State defended his decision to order the arrest of the dethroned Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado-Bayero, citing the need to maintain law and order.

Yusuf stated that Ado-Bayero’s return to Kano just two days after his dethronement posed a security risk, prompting the arrest order.

This explanation came in response to an article by Bala Ibrahim, accusing the governor of executive recklessness.

Speaking through his spokesman, Sunusi Bature, Yusuf emphasized that the repeal of the 2019 Kano Emirate Law granted him the authority to abolish the emirates created by his predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje.

Recently, the Kano Federal High Court ordered the state government to pay Ado-Bayero N10 million for violating his fundamental rights and liberty, with Justice Simon Amobeda ruling that Yusuf’s arrest order lacked lawful justification.

Bature responded: “Does Bala Ibrahim actually understand the workings of government and governance? I do not want to go into judicial pronouncements, but the point I want to make clear is that the issue of Kano Emirship is straightforward with the repeal of the Kano Emirate Law (2019) and enactment of the Kano Emirate Law (2024), which gave Governor Yusuf the power to abolish the five emirates and return Kano to its glorious and historic position as one emirate.

“This is the wish of the people of Kano State. The reappointment of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II did not also come to anyone as a surprise, because his dethronement (and consequent banishment) by Abdullahi Ganduje and his co-travelers was done out of malice.

“Now, calling for the arrest of dethroned Emir Aminu Bayero was only done for the public good, as his entrance into Kano shortly after his dethronement posed a serious security threat which is being managed up till today. Governor Abba Yusuf remains the Chief Security Officer of Kano State, and no sane leader would fold his arms and watch Kano snowball into a state of anarchy without taking action.”