The Attorney-General of Kano State, Ibrahim Muktar, says the
state government did not banish the deposed Emir, Muhammad Sanusi II.
Muktar said the state government was clear in its press
statement on Monday that Sanusi was deposed but never made any reference to any
banishment.
The Kano AG said this on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily
programme on Wednesday.
He said, “If you listen to the Secretary to the State
Government when he was addressing the press on the issue of the removal of the
emir from office, there was nowhere he stated that the emir was banished from
Kano State.
“So, the decision of the government when the emir was
removed on Monday was that he was removed from office and a new one appointed.
The issue of banishment was not part of the decision of the Kano State
Government.
“We have been hearing from the media that he has been
banished but what I know is that he was taken out of Kano State but banishment
was not part of our decision. There is no such decision to the best of my
knowledge.”
Muktar said security agents decided to whisk Sanusi away
from Kano State due to intelligence reports they had.
He said it was normal practice for deposed emirs to be moved
away to maintain peace in the state, adding that such an action was not in
contravention of the constitution which guarantees freedom of movement.
The AG further stated that Sanusi was not removed because of
the corruption probe but strictly because of insubordination.
He said, “The state government has not taken the law into
its hands. Let me explain that the decision to remove the emir from office is
administrative and was not based on the issues pending before the court. All
the issues pending before the court have not to do with the removal of the emir
or the dethronement.”
When asked if the anti-corruption agency in Kano would
continue with Sanusi’s probe, Muktar responded, “No decision on that actually.
I cannot pre-empt the position of the government on whether investigation will
stop or will continue. I cannot say as of now.”
Sanusi has been in Nasarawa State since his removal on
Monday and has been denied access to visitors, according to his lawyers.
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