A Federal High Court in Kano, yesterday, fixed June 13, 2024, for ruling on the jurisdiction of fundamental human rights suits on the Kano emirate. The court, presided by Justice Abdullahi Liman, also issued an order restraining reinstatement of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II.
The suit, filed by Aminu Danangudi, who is a kingmaker in the Emirate Council, asked the court to restrain the respondents (including the Kano State Government and the Kano State House of Assembly) from enforcing the repealed law.
The respondents in the case are Kano State Government, Kano State House of Assembly, Attorney General Of Kano State, Kano Commissioner Of Police, the Inspector General of Police and the Department of State Services.
The respondents have also presented their case as both counsel await the court’s ruling on whether or not the restraining order on Muhammadu Sanusi as Emir of Kano has jurisdiction or not.
Counsel for the applicant, Mohammadu Waziri, said the court would determine whether “the Federal Government has jurisdiction to entertain the case, whether the Federal Government has power to file the case or not,” among other issues. Lawyer to the respondents, Sule Magaji, noted: “We have addressed the court in the best way we know. It’s left for the court to adjudicate on it.”
