The Kano State Government has instructed the Commissioner of Police to remove the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, from the mini palace located in the Nasarawa area of Kano City cemetery, where he has been residing since he was covertly relocated by security agents on May 25, 2024.
It also expressed intention to demolish the palace.
The state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Isa Dederi, revealed at a press briefing that the government has finalised arrangements for the “comprehensive renovation” of the property.
“This entails the immediate demolition and reconstruction of the dilapidated perimeter wall,” Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, the governor’s Director-General for Media, said in a press release.
Dawakin-Tofa said: “This course of action quickly followed the Federal High Court’s judgment on the pivotal lawsuit, which validated the legality of the Kano Emirate Council Repeal Law 2024.”
Dederi also said: “In alignment with the court’s decision, the Kano State Government has instructed the state Commissioner of Police to expel the deposed emir of the 8 metropolitan local governments from the government premises where he is unlawfully encroaching, as the has already completed preparations for the extensive refurbishment of the property, including the swift dismantling and reconstruction of the deteriorated boundary walls.
“I convey my felicitations and beseech the honorable residents of Kano State to uphold tranquility and commemorate the triumph of justice in Kano.”
In his press release, Dawakin-Tofa referral to the mini palace as “cemetery” rather than palace because it also serves as the burial ground for deceased emirs of Kano.
