Sanusi vs Bayero: Police Launch Probe Into Emir Supporters’ Clash

A panel has been formed by the Kano State Police Command to look into the violent altercation that broke out in the Kofar-Kudu neighborhood of Kano city between followers of Aminu Ado Bayero, the ousted 15th Emir of Kano, and those who support Muhammadu Sanusi II, the 16th Emir who was reinstalled.
According to SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the command’s public relations officer, who verified the information to Punch on Monday, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, the commissioner of police, had mandated a thorough inquiry into the altercation.

In a WhatsApp message to Punch, Haruna said, “A panel has been established by the CP, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, to look into the altercation.”

The conflict allegedly happened on Sunday as Emir Bayero’s entourage tried to cross the Kofar-Kudu axis on their way from his Mandawari home to the Nassarawa mini-palace, however specifics are still unclear.

Eyewitnesses who talked with the platform allege that Bayero’s entourage experienced intense resistance from suspected loyalists of Emir Sanusi, leading in damage to property and injuries to palace guards.

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According to a local who saw the altercation, thugs allegedly damaged police cars, injured palace guards, and vandalized the Gidan Rumfa Palace’s main gate.

The witness commented that officers quickly used tear gas to disperse the opposing groups, saying, “The police’s timely and prompt response prevented the incident from degenerating into a full-blown bloody clash.”

Following the Kano State Government’s decision in May 2024 to remove Emir Bayero and install Emir Sanusi II in his place, the altercation is the most recent development in the ongoing struggle for royal authority.

While judicial disputes and political difficulties still plague the emirate, the two monarchs have since been functioning from different palaces, Sanusi at the main palace in Gidan Rumfa and Bayero at the Nassarawa mini-royal.