* Sanusi

Monday's removal from office of former Emir of Kano, Muhammed Sanusi would be tested in court to determine its legality, given indications coming from the camp of the former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), governor, on Tuesday.

Sanusi, according to his lawyer, Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), would be challenging his dethronement and banishment in court.

The deposed monarch, who has been banished to Loko in Nasarawa State, the lawyer, told reporters in Abuja, is challenging the restriction of his movement and his dethronement as unlawful and gross violation of his human rights.

The move is coming as human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, also declared Sanusi's removal from the throne as illegal, because he was not given fair trial by the Kano State Executive Council, which took the decision.

Falana said: 
Yesterday, the Kano State government held an executive council meeting presided over by Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje. At the said meeting the Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was accused of having disrespected the Governor by not attending official meetings and displaying utter disdain for constituted authority.

And without giving the Emir any opportunity to react to the allegations the executive council tried him, found him guilty and announced his removal from the throne. Apart from deposing the Emir without affording him the opportunity to defend himself Governor Ganduje was the accuser, the prosecutor, witness and judge at the inquisition which lasted for about 5 minutes. At the end of the inquisition the accused was convicted and sentenced to dethronement.

 As if the reckless violations of the Emir’s right to fair hearing were not sufficient Governor Ganduje proceeded to order the indefinite restriction of the deposed Emir’s movement and indefinite detention at Loko, Nasarawa State

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