Kano Emirship: Court Fines State Govt N10m Over Rights Violation

For breaching the fundamental human rights of the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, a Federal High Court in Kano, on Friday, fined the Kano State government the sum of 10m, as compensation.

While delivering judgment in the case filed by Bayero, seeking the enforcement of his fundamental human right, the Presiding Judge, Justice Amobeda, described the order given by Governor Abba Yusuf for the house arrest of Bayero, as unlawful.

In the suit, respondents were the Attorney General of Kano State, Nigeria Police Force, Inspector General of Police, Commissioner of Police Kano State, State Security Service (DSS), Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigerian Army, Nigerian Navy and Nigerian Airforce.

However, Justice Amobeda restrained the 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th from arresting, detaining, threatening, intimidating, harassing, or further interfering with the applicant’s fundamental right to liberty guaranteed under section 35 sub 1 of the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

The Court, however, refused to grant the plaintiff’s prayer for the cost of filing and prosecuting the case, as the amount has not been pleaded and proved.

It could be recalled that Justice Liman Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Kano State, had declared that Bayero has jurisdiction to be heard, given the judgement in a case filed by the kingmaker, Aminu Baba Dan Agundi who filed a case on the fundamental human rights of Bayero in the ongoing emirate tussle.

Also, a Kano State High Court, had ordered substituted service on Bayero and four other emirs in a case filed by the Kano State Government, to restrain them from parading themselves as emirs.