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Soldiers Support Deposed Emir Following Arrest Order

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Following Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s dethronement of Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero on Thursday, a DEPLOYMENT of troops has arrived at his mini-palace. Yusuf gave the ousted Emirs 48 hours to leave their palaces and turn up power when he signed the legislation repealing the Kano Emirates Council Law. According to THE MATRIX, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero (Kano) returned to the ancient city on Saturday, while the other Emirs—Alhaji Nasir Ado Bayero (Bichi), Alhaji Kabiru Muhammad Inuwa (Rano), Alhaji Ibrahim Abubakar II (Karaye), and Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim Abdulkadir (Gaya)—complied with the directive. At 4:30 in the morning, the aircraft carrying the monarch made landfall at Aminu Kano International airport.

He later observed Subhi (dawn prayer) at the airport after which he made his way to the mini-palace at Nassarawa

Responding to the action of Ado Bayero, Governor Yusuf had ordered his immediate arrest, saying he was creating tension in the state.

Read Also: Breaking: Kano Governor Orders Aminu Ado Bayero, the deposed emir, to Be Arrested

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In a statement, which Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, his spokesperson, issued on his behalf, Yusuf said Ado Bayero was smuggled into Kano city in an attempt to forcefully return to the palace two days after being deposed.

Our correspondent that a team of soldiers moved into the palace at Nasarawa, where the 15th Emir is, after the order of the governor.

Although security operatives accompanied Aminu Bayero from the airport to the mini-palace, it is unclear why more troops were deployed.

Read Also: Emir Dispute: Dethroned Bayero, Moves Into Nasarawa Palace

Comrade Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, Deputy Governor of Kano, had accused the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, of facilitating the return of the dethroned Emir.

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Gwarzo, in a short video interview at Emir’s palace in Gidan Rumfa on Saturday, alleged that the NSA released two jets to bring Ado Bayero to Kano

He said, “The National Security Adviser gave two jets to bring the dethroned emir to Kano and to bring him to the place. We have not understood their intention.”

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