How Lamido Sanusi escaped arrest after emerging Emir
The new Emir of Kano Lamido Sanusi on Sunday narrowly escaped being
arrested by security operatives at his personal residence in Kano hours
after he was appointed to the coveted throne.
A source who
declined to be named for security reasons said the Kano state Government
hurriedly sneaked Mr. Sanusi out of his personal residence after
receiving intelligence that the Federal Government was plotting to
arrest him to stop him from being turbaned.
“It is true his royal
highness did not sleep in his house after information came that there
are moves to arrest him for reasons we don’t know,” the source said.
“The governor had to arrange for him to be smuggled into the Government
House where he passed the night.”
It is not clear why the
government wanted to arrest the emir. The spokesperson of the Kano state
command of the police, Magaji Majiya, did not answer or return calls
made to his mobile telephone.
The spokesperson of the SSS, Marilyn Ogar, could also not be reached for comments.
Mr.
Sanusi has however been having a running battle with the administration
after he was, on February 20, suspended from office as Governor of the
Central Bank of Nigeria by President Goodluck Jonathan while he was away
in Niamey, Niger Republic, on official assignment.
Upon his
return to Nigeria, operatives of the State Security Service, briefly
arrested and detained him, and also confiscated his passport.
Mr.
Jonathan had stated that Mr. Sanusi was suspended over allegations of
financial recklessness by the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria,
FRC, an accusation Mr. Sanusi denied.
On May 3, SSS operatives at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport again prevented him from travelling out of the country.
They
also seized his passport again despite his presentation of an order of a
Lagos High Court preventing the government from harassing him and
restraining his movement.
The SSS had through its counsel stated
that it seized Mr. Sanusi’s passport because he was being investigated
for sponsoring terrorism, a claim the court described as an
afterthought.
Appointment letter, other paraphernalia of office in Emir’s kitty
Meanwhile,
the new emir received his appointment letter from Kano state Government
at the Government House, Kano on Monday, according to the spokesperson
of Governor Rabiu Kwankwaso, Baba Dantiye.
Mr. Dantiye however said the new emir had not yet been turbaned.
“He
has received his appointment letter and other traditional stuff this
morning,” Mr. Dantiye said. “What is going on now is preparation for his
turbanning which will take place any moment from now.”
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