The deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi has instituted a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking an order for his freedom; his release
The deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi has instituted a suit before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking an order for his freedom; his release from the post-dethronement detention and confinement. The former Emir’s preliminary ex parte application seeking an interim order for his release had been assigned to Justice Anwuli Chikere, ThePunch is reporting
Alleging a breach of their client’s rights provided under sections 34,35, 40, 41 and 46 of the Nigerian Constitution, Sanusi’s legal team comprising 12 Senior Advocates of Nigeria, contended, “the applicant’s fundamental right to life, human dignity, personal liberty and freedom of movement are seriously under challenge and continually being breached by the respondents.”
The battery of SANs comprises, Fagbemi; Prof. Konyinsola Ajayi; a former President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Abubakar Mahmoud; Adeniyi Akintola, the incumbent NBA President, Paul Usoro; Ifedayo Adedipe, Dr. Garba Tetengi, Suraj Sa’eda, Funke Aboyade, Nesser Dangiri, Ernest Ojukwu, and H.O. Afolabi.
In the application, which is a prelude to the main suit, the deposed monarch specifically prayed for an interim order for the restoration of his rights to human dignity, personal liberty, freedom of association, and movement around Nigeria, apart from Kano State, pending the hearing and determination of his main suit, adding that the applicant’s fundamental rights to life, human dignity, personal liberty and movement are seriously under challenge and continually being breached by the respondents.”
Sanusi’s team of lawyers led by Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) had on Thursday filed a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/357/2020 before the Federal High Court in Abuja to challenge his banishment and continued detention in Awe by security agencies. The respondents to the application are, the Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu; the Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi; the Attorney-General of Kano State, Ibrahim Muktar, and the Attorney-General of the Federation, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN).
The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Monday deposed Sanusi Lamido Sanusi for total disrespect to lawful instructions from the office of the state government. The dethroned monarch was banished to Loko, a remote location in Nasarawa State and later relocated to Awe, where he is currently being detained in a guest house.
