A Kano State High Court has issued an order restraining the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, from proceeding with renovations at the Nassarawa Mini Palace. The ruling was delivered on Thursday following a motion ex parte filed by the Kano State Government, the Attorney General of Kano, and the Kano Emirate Council.
The applicants, represented by Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Rilwanu Umar, requested the court to prevent Ado Bayero from making changes to the palace, which they argued is the property of the Kano State Government and the Emirate Council.
In her ruling on the interlocutory injunction, Justice Dije Abdu Aboki, the Chief Judge of Kano State, found merit in the applicants’ case and granted the request. Justice Aboki noted that the respondent, Ado Bayero, had neither submitted a counter affidavit nor a written address in opposition.
The case has been redirected to High Court 15 for further mention. The applicant’s counsel, Rabiu Ibrahim-Yaura, informed the court that the respondent had been deposed under the Kano State Emirate Council Repeal Law 2024 and failed to respond after being served on September 14.
