even as court declares his banishment unlawful

Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court in Abuja has declared as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional, the banishment of the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to Awe, a remote community in Nasarawa State by the Kano State government.

Justice Chikere in a judgment on fundamental human rights suit filed by Sanusi agreed with Prince Lateef Fagbemi SAN, counsel to Sanusi that his client was moved out of Kano to Abuja and later to Awe, in Nasarawa State against his wish and in contravention of his right to freedom of movement and association.

She further held that the right to freedom of liberty and personal dignity granted under section 34 of Nigeria’s constitution cannot be taken away as done by the Kano government, Police and the DSS except with an express order of a court of competent jurisdiction.

The Judge subsequently voided the arrest, detention, harassment and banishment of Sanusi to Abuja and later to Nasarawa State and set it aside on grounds of being an infringement on his fundamental human rights.

An Emirates Chieftain law of Kano State which empowers a governor to restrict or banish any deposed traditional ruler was also voided on account of being illegal, unlawful having run into conflict with provisions of the 1999 constitution.

Justice Chikere, therefore, declared as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional, the purported house arrest and restrictions placed on the former Emir by the Kano State government, Police and the Department of the State Service DSS.

“There is no provision in Nigeria’s supreme law that where a person is dethroned, he should be banished to another place without his consent.

An order of perpetual injunction restraining the three respondents, their agents and any other deriving authority from the Federal Republic of Nigeria was granted in favour of Sanusi against his investigation, arrest, harassment and any form of ill treatment.

A sum of N10 million was also awarded to the former Emir as damages to be paid to him by the respondents.

The court also issued an order directing the respondents to tender a public apology to Sanusi to be published in two major national dailies for the embarrassment caused him in the cause of breaching his fender mental human rights.

“From the totality of this suit, the AGF has no hand in the deposition and subsequent banishment and ought not to have been made a party in this matter”

https://dailypost.ng/2021/11/30/deposed-kano-emir-sanusi-floors-kano-govt-police-dss-as-court-declares-banishment-unlawful/

More problems for Gandollars

The next President from the North

Wrong heading!

His banishnent was upturned by the court, not his dethronement.

He who laughs last................ (complete the statement)

Good one there.

Nice one

As the 'almighty' will heed the decision of the court. Politicians/govs in Nigeria are like gods

Nothing like that

BeardedmeatR:
Wrong heading!

His banishnent was upturned by the court, not his dethronement.

Some of these self-acclaimed bloggers are dumb, but have opportunity to get mobile phones and data, hence the reason anybody can just start posting shit.

Since when did banishment-upturning and reinstatement become the same thing? OP, BE KIAFU O!