Emirship Tussle: Judge Restrains Lawyers From Granting Media Interviews

By Abdullahi Yusuf

A Kano State High Court has on Thursday restrained lawyers from granting media interviews in the ongoing Kano Emirates Tussle case.

The Presiding Judge, Justice Amina Adamu-Aliyu, gave the order during the court proceedings.

“I am giving an order to lawyers not to grant any interview with journalists before and even after my ruling on the respondents stay of proceedings application pending the hearing and determination of appeal,” Adamu-Aliyu said

The applicants: Attorney General of Kano State, Speaker Kano State House of Assembly and Kano State House of Assembly, through their counsel Ibrahim Isah-Wangida filed a motion exparte dated May 27.

The applicants are seeking the court to restrain Aminu Ado-Bayero, and Four other dethroned emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya and Karaye from parading themselves as emirs.

The respondents in the suit are:Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero,Emir of Kano, Alhaji Nasiru Ado-Bayero,Emir of Bichi, Dr Ibrahim Abubakar ll, Emir of Karaye, Alhaji Kabiru Muhammad-Inuwa, Emir of Rano and Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim-Gaya, Emir of Gaya.

Others are the Inspector General of Police, Director State Security Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps and the Nigerian Army.

The court had gone on few hours recess to deliver its ruling on the stay of proceedings application.