Amid Tight Security, Dethroned Sanusi Whisked Out Of Palace, Flown To Nasarawa

The dethroned Emir of Kano , Muhammadu Sanusi II has been reportedly whisked away from the commercial city of Kano amidst tight security.

Sanusi II was reportedly flown to Nasarawa State after he was escorted from the palace by security who whisked him to a waiting vehicle and zoomed off, according to sources.

According to the sources, Sanusi on arrival in the state will be taken to a guest house in Keana local Government area of the the state.

Sources confirmed that officials of Nasarawa state are awaiting his arrival in Lafia, according to THISDAY.

It will be recalled that Sanusi was earlier removed today after a special sitting of the Kano Executive Council chaired by Abdullahi Ganduje, Governor of the state, over disrespect to the office of the governor and other government agencies.

Reports had it that before he was taken away, the deposed Emir was said to have been put under house arrest by heavy security personnel of DSS, police and military.

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Governor Ganduje, who  presided over an emergency Executive Council Meeting, has announced son of late Emir Ado Bayero, Aminu Ado Bayero as the 15th Emir of Kano after nomination of three prospective candidates for the throne by the Kano Emirate Kingmakers.

Meanwhile,  former senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly,  Shehu Sani, while reacting to the dethronement of Sanusi saying, people behind his removal were being intoxicated by power.

Sani said the Northern Elders Forum had waded into the misunderstanding between the deposed Emir and the Kano State Governor but failed to make the two parties reach a truce.

“The removal of Emir Sanusi represents the incompatibility of the crown and conscience, the consequences of dissent against established norms and the heavy price of holding principles in our north. It also revealed the intolerance and toxicity of the liquor of power,” he tweeted.