NSA Nuhu Ribadu accused of facilitating return of dethroned Emir Ado Bayero to Kano
By Emma Ogbuehi
As uncertainty continues to envelope the Kano Emirate Council following the reinstatement of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the 16th Emir of Kano and dethronement of Emir Ado Bayero, the Kano State government has accused the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, of facilitating the return of the dethroned Emir to Kano.
TheNiche had earlier reported that the embattled Emir returned to Kano in the early hours of Saturday, following which the State Governor, Kabiru Yusuf, ordered his arrest.
Thereafter, the Kano Deputy Governor, Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, accused Ribadu of facilitating the return of the dethroned Emir.
Gwarzo made the accusation in a short video interview at the Emir’s palace in Gidan Rumfa on Saturday.
He 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 palace. We have not understood their intention.”
Soldiers sighted in deposed Emir Ado Bayero’s palace
Meanwhile, a deployment of soldiers has arrived at the mini-palace of Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero following his dethronement by Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf on Thursday, DailyTrust reports.
Yusuf, while signing the repealed Kano Emirates Council Law, gave the deposed Emirs 48 hours to vacate their palaces and hand them over.
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According to Daily Trust, 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.
However, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero returned to Kano on Saturday.
His aircraft landed at the Aminu Kano International Airport at 4:30 am, where he was immediately greeted by supporters chanting a verse from Surah Al-Fatihah in the Holy Quran.
They chanted, “You (alone) we worship, and you (alone) we ask for help (for each and everything).”
While some others were saying, “God the Almighty will kill your enemies.”
He later observed Subhi (dawn prayer) at the airport before proceeding to the mini-palace in Nassarawa.
Reacting to Ado Bayero’s actions, Yusuf ordered his immediate arrest, accusing him of creating tension in the state.
Yusuf, in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, claimed that Ado Bayero was smuggled into Kano in an attempt to return to the palace two days after his deposition forcefully.
It was observed that a team of soldiers moved into his palace at Nasarawa, where the 15th Emir is located, following the governor’s order.
Although security operatives accompanied Ado Bayero from the airport to the mini-palace, the reason for the additional troop deployment remains unclear.
Earlier, Yusuf ordered the immediate arrest of Ado Bayero.
He said Bayero should be arrested for allegedly creating tension in the state.
