KANO RESIDENTS CAUTION POLICE AS EMIR SANUSI MEETS IG TUESDAY, 8TH APRIL, 2025 06-04-25
By Sadiq Aminu The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, is billed to meet the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday.
Sanusi was invited to the Force Headquarters in Abuja by Egbetokun through a letter dated April 4 and signed by a Commissioner of Police (Operations), Olajide Ibitoye.
The IGP requested Sanusi to report to the Force Intelligence Department headquarters in Abuja by 10 a.m.
According to the letter, the invitation is in relation to an incident that occurred during the Sallah celebration in Kano.
Though the police did not give full details, multiple sources confirmed that the invitation is tied to the controversial Durbar procession held in defiance of a police ban, which led to tension and a tragic loss of life.
The Kano State Police Command had, on March 30, 2025, arrested one Usman Sagiru in connection with the alleged killing and attack on vigilante members in Sanusi’s entourage on Eid-el-Fitr day.
However, some Kano residents have kicked against the invitation, describing it as a move to cause a crisis.
The residents, who spoke with Africa247 on condition of anonymity due to security reasons, viewed the invitation as another means of removing Sanusi as the Emir of Kano.
One of the residents said, “We caution against these new strategic moves to set Kano ablaze and thereby create an avenue for the declaration of a state of emergency in the state. We strongly reject those moves.”
Another resident explained that “what happened on Sallah Day was never in any way a Durbar but rather a movement of the Emir from mosque to his palace, and it is normal for him to ride a horse.”
The residents cautioned the police against disrupting peace in Kano, saying that “inviting Emir Sanusi on a flimsy excuse of violation of directives will not be accepted by all well-meaning Nigerians.”