BREAKING: Tension as DSS Operatives Storm Emir of Kano’s Palace, Details Emerge

• The palace of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero, was invaded by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) on Thursday, May 23
• The security operatives stormed the palace amid rumours of the imminent deposition of Emir Bayero
• The Kano state house of assembly had earlier in the day abolished five emirates and dethroned their emirs

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Kano state - Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) stormed the palace of the Emir of Kano, Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero on Thursday, May 23.

This is due to the passage of the Kano State Emirates Council Amendment Law (repeal bill), 2024 by the state assembly.

According to Daily Trust, the DSS operatives were seen waiting at the entrance of the palace.

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It was gathered that the Emir Bayero is in Ogun state on a private visit to Awujale of Ijebuland, Oba Sikiru Kayode Adetona.

Rumours suggest that the abolishment of five emirates could pave the way for the return of the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, The Punch reports.

There are insinuations that the emir may be removed if Governor Abba Kabiru Yusuf assents to the amended law.

According to the bill, Governor Yusuf shall take all necessary measures to restore Kano emirate to its previous position before the enactment of the repealed law.

Legit.ng recalls that Ashraf Sanusi, the son of the dethroned emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, said the decision of the Kano state house assembly was a correction to the injustice against his father.

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Ashraf prayed for his father, Sanusi Lamido, saying God would increase him in charity and increase him in piety.

Sanusi reportedly 'reinstated' as Emir of Kano

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Muhammadu Sanusi II, a former emir of Kano, had reportedly been reinstated.

This came after the resolution of the Kano state house of assembly to dismantle the new emirates created in the state a few years ago.

Aminu Ado Bayero, the chancellor of the University of Calabar, who ascended the throne on March 9, 2020, following Sanusi's deposition by ex-governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, may have lost his seat as the Emir of Kano.

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