The Kano State commissioner of police, Usaini Gumel, has explained why his men are yet to evict the deposed emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero.
Recall that the attorney-general and commissioner for justice in Kano State, Haruna Dederi, had ordered the Bayero’s eviction to pave way for reconstruction of the facility.
Dederi ordered the commissioner of police to remove Bayero from the Nasarawa Palace.
But reacting to the order, CP Gumel said the directive has been ignored as any action in that line will amount to “jumping the gun”.
According to him, the Kano State Government had filed a case at the State High Court on the eviction order which would come up on Monday, June 24.
“The police will not evict the deposed Emir because the same government has filed a case at the State High Court on the eviction order, which would come up on Monday, 24th June 2024,” Gumel said.
“The government is jumping the gun because the same government has filed a case on the eviction order, which is coming up on the 24th of June, 2024. So, if we carry out the order, it is like we are pre-empting the court because we don’t know what will happen at the court,” he added.
Meanwhile, security has been beefed up around the Nasarawa mini palace where Bayero is currently staying.
Sources say the deposed emir is still within the facility attending to visitors and how supporters.
