Sanusi departs Nasarawa with El-Rufai after court order

Admin March 13, 2020

Emir Sanusi Lamido

The dethroned Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi, has departed Awe in Nasarawa State with the Kaduna State Governor, Nasiru El-Rufai.

Governor El-Rufai arrived at Sanusi’s residence on Friday afternoon on a visit.

This comes after a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja granted an interim order releasing Sanusi from detention.

Justice Chikere, gave the order in an ex-parte motion brought by the team of Sanusi’s lawyers, also granted the prayers for all the respondents to be served through substituted means should it become impossible to personally effect the service.

The judge also notes that the order for the release of the deposed monarch should be served on the respondents to the application.

The respondents to the application marked FHC/ABJ/CS/357/2020 are, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu; the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Yusuf Bichi; the Attorney-General of Kano State, Ibrahim Muktar, and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN).

The former Emir had on Thursday approached the court seeking an interim order of the court directing his immediate release from detention.