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March 13, 2020
An Abuja High Court has today,Friday granted a temporary order releasing the deposed Emir of Kano, MuhammadSanusi from detention.
The presiding judge, Justice AnwuliChikere granted the order in line with the prayers on the exparte motion filedon behalf of the deposed Emir by Lateef Fagbemi SAN.
He also noted that the order for therelease of the deposed Emir should be served on the defendants to theapplication.
The respondents to the applicationare, the Inspector-General of Police Muhammed Adamu; the Director-General ofthe Department of State Service, DSS Yusuf Bichi; the Attorney-General of KanoState, Ibrahim Muktar, and the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF AbubakarMalami, SAN.
Justice Chikere therefore fixedMarch 26 for the hearing of the main suit challenging hisdetention.
The former Emir had earlierapproached the Court seeking an interim order of the court directing hisimmediate release from detention.