The Governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf has ordered the immediate arrest of the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero.
Yusuf gave the order in a statement on Saturday morning issued by his spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa.
In the statement, Yusuf accused Ado Bayero of disturbing public peace and attempting to destroy the relative peace the state enjoys following his return on Saturday morning.
The statement reads: “The former Emir was smuggled into Kano city last night in an attempt to forcefully return to the palace two days after being deposed by the Governor.
“As the Chief Security Officer of the state, His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, has directed the Commissioner of Police to arrest the deposed Emir with immediate effect for disturbing public peace and attempting to destroy the relative peace the state enjoys.”
The dethroned Emir returned to the ancient city in the early hours of Saturday.
Ado Bayero returned to Kano into the waiting hands of a crowd of supporters at the airport.
It was learned that the whereabouts of the monarch had been unknown since he was deposed by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Thursday.
According to Daily Trust, the aircraft which conveyed the monarch touched down at the Aminu Kano International airport at 4:30am.
He was immediately thronged by his supporters, who were chanting a verse from Surah Al-Fatihah in the Holy Quran.