A fresh finding has raised suspicion of forgery in the controversial order issued by Justice Muhammad Liman of the Federal High Court, Kano on the emirship tussle in the state.
DAILY NIGERIAN reports that Mr Liman on Thursday granted an ex-parte order restraining the Kano State Government from implementing an already signed law and halted the reinstating Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II.
DAILY NIGERIAN findings revealed that the signature appended to the certified true copy, CTC, of the judgement on the Kano emirate tussle is different from previous signatures of Mr Liman.
Also, unlike in Mr Liman’s similar orders or judgements, where Mr Liman appended his signature on all pages of the CTC, this was not the case in this controversial order as the signature was appended only on the cover page.
Our correspondent further gathered that out of the 8th respondents in the suits, only the Inspector General of Police, IGP, was served the controversial judgement, while all other parties were not served.
The respondents include the Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly, the state Attorney-General, the Commissioner of Police, the Inspector-General of Police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and the State Security Service.
Recall that Governor Abba Yusuf had assented to the repeal of the Kano Emirates Council Law amended by the state house of assembly and announced the reinstatement of Mr Sanusi as the new emir.
The new law repealed the 2019 law signed by former governor of the state Abdullahi Ganduje that created five emirates in the state.
He also ordered the deposed emirs to vacate the state within 48 hours.
DAILY NIGERIAN, however, gathered that the judge gave the controversial order while in the United States.
The case with suit no. FHC/KN/CS/182/2024 was filed by a traditional title holder, the Sarkin Dawaki Babba, Aminu Babba-Dan Agundi.
Granting leave to the plaintiff/applicant to issue and serve their concurrent originating motion as well as all other court processes on the 6th Defendant (IGP) in FCT Abuja and outside the jurisdiction of the Honourable Court.
“That in order to maintain the peace and security of the state, an interim injunction of this Honourable Court is granted restraining the respondents from enforcing, executing, implementing, and operationalizing the Kano State Emirate Law Council (Repeal) Law.
“That parties are hereby ordered to maintain status quo ante the passage and assent of the bill into pending the hearing of the Fundamental Rights application”, the judgement partly reads.
The judge thereafter adjourned the case to the 3rd day of June, 2024 for hearing.
Meanwhile the Kano State Governor Abbas Yusuf has vowed to report Mr Liman over alleged abuse of office.
“The person that issued the court order was in America but he is ordering us to stop what we are doing. This issue of abuse I must present before the Governor’s Forum so that we can tackle it accordingly.
“We are agents of following due process, that’s why we did what we did openly before everybody. Those that are meant to maintain that rule of law remains must follow that also,” Mr Yusuf said.
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