Tension in Kano As Heavily Armed Security Personnel Take Over Emir Sanusi’s Palace

Heavily armed men of the State Security Service (SSS) operatives have taken over the Emir Sanusi’s Palace at Kofar Kudu.

As a result, movement in and outside the palace is restricted.

DailyPost reported that the deployment of security to the palace was a result of moves by Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II to install his newly appointed Wamban Kano, District Head of Bichi.

Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II is scheduled to accompany the newly appointed Wamban Kano, Munir Sanusi, to his official district posting in Bichi.

Reliable sources have also confirmed that the Bichi Emir’s Palace is under tight security, with armed policemen deployed to the area.

Two weeks ago, the National Chairman of APC, Dr. Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, while at Bichi, insisted that the Bichi Emirate Council remains valid and that Emir Nasiru Ado Bayero remains the instituted emir.

Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, while acting on the newly passed Kano Emirate Council Law, invalidated the five emirs, removing them from their chiefdoms.

However, a few days later, the same government appointed three second-class emirs, excluding Bichi, which made a district head’s domain.