The Court of Appeal in Abuja has suspended the reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the 16th Emir of Kano, pending the determination of an appeal at the Supreme Court.
The Court of Appeal in Kano set aside the June 20 order by Justice Abubakar Liman of the Federal High Court, Kano, nullifying the steps/actions taken by the Kano State Government pursuant to the Kano State Emirate Council (Repeal) Law 2024, including the appointment of Sanusi.
The Court of Appeal, Kano, which sat in Abuja, held that the order nullifying the steps taken by the Kano State Government under the 2024 Emirates Council Law was made by Justice Liman without jurisdiction.
Dissatisfied with the judgment, the Kano State Government appealed to the Supreme Court and subsequently filed an injunction at the Court of Appeal urging the court to stay execution of the judgement pending determination of the appeal at the apex court.
Ruling on the injunction on Friday by a three-member panel of justices led by Justice Okon Abang in two suits marked CA/KN/27M/2025 and CA/KN/28M/2025, filed by Alhaji Aminu Babba Dan.
The appeal was brought against the Kano State Government, the Speaker of the House of Assembly, the Inspector General of Police, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and other security agencies.
The Court of Appeal, in setting aside the Federal High Court’s decision, ruled that the lower court lacked jurisdiction over chieftaincy matters, which fall within the exclusive domain of the state high courts
