
BREAKING: Court declares banishment of Emir Sanusi unconstitutional, awards N10m fine against Kano gov’t
Court declares banishment of Emir Sanusi unconstitutional, awards N10m fine against Kano gov’t Justice Anwuli Chikere, in a judgment, held that the Emirate Council Law, 2019, used by the state government in banishing Sanusi was in conflict with the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended. A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, declared that the banishment of deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II from Kano State was unlawful and unconstitutional. Justice Anwuli Chikere, in a judgment, held that the Emirate Council Law, 2019, used by the state government in banishing Sanusi was in conflict with…