The Kano State Police Commissioner, AIG Mohammed Gumel, who is leading heads of other security agencies in managing the Kano Emirate crisis, has explained why the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero will not be evicted as demanded by the Kano State Government.
Recall that the State Governor, Abba Yusuf, on Thursday, directed the police to remove Mr Ado-Bayero from the Nassarawa mini palace following a Federal High Court ruling on the state’s emirate crisis.
But the police commissioner, in a telephone interview with The Punch on Friday, described the governor’s directive to remove Mr Ado-Bayero from the palace as “jumping the gun”.
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“The police will not evict the deposed Emir because the same government has filed a case at the State High Court on the eviction order, which would come up on Monday, 24th June 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,” the Newspaper quoted the police chief saying.
Meanwhile, all routes leading to the Nassarawa mini palace, where Bayero is staying, has been blocked by security personnel to prevent possible destruction of the palace.
