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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The Commissioner of Police (CP) in Kano State, AIG Useini Gumel, has explained why the police ignored Governor Abba Yusuf’s directive on the eviction of the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero.
Recall that Yusuf had on Thursday night, through the state Attorney General And Commissioner of Justice, Haruna Dederi, directed Gumel to remove Ado Bayero from the Nasarawa mini palace where he is staying.
But addressing newsmen on Friday, the CP said obeying the governor’s eviction order would be tantamount to “jumping the gun.”
According to him, the same government that gave the order had filed a case at the State High Court on the eviction order, which would come up on Monday, June 24, 2024.
“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 the Ado Bayero is currently staying.
The deposed Emir, it was gathered, was still in the mini palace with his retinue of guards and other supporters as of Friday afternoon.