BREAKING: Deposed Emir Ado Bayero Returns To Kano (Video)

Aminu Ado Bayero, the deposed Emir of Kano, has arrived in the ancient city.

The whereabouts of the monarch had been unknown since he was deposed by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf on Thursday.

The state House of Assembly repealed the law that ex-Governor Abdullahi Ganduje had signed on December 5, 2019.

After signing the law, Ganduje split the emirate into five and appointed Emirs to each.

Upon signing the repealed Kano Emirates Council Law, Yusuf gave all the Emirs affected by the law 48 hours to vacate their palaces and hand them over to the Commissioner of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs.

He subsequently announced the reinstatement of Muhammadu Sanusi, whom Ganduje had deposed in 2020 as Emir of Kano.

The governor issued a reappointment letter to Sanusi on Friday, and Sanusi led Jumat prayers at the Government House, Kano.

In the early hours of Saturday, Ado Bayero returned to Kano into the waiting hands of a crowd of supporters, according to a viral video.

The 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, arrived in Kano under tight security and proceeded to the Emir's Palace. Meanwhile, the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi, is currently at the palace. pic.twitter.com/KXGdi90H2t

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On Friday, Governor, Abba Yusuf reappointed Muhammadu Sanusi II as the 16th Emir of Kano.

Sanusi received his letter of reinstatement at the Government House in Kano.

While presenting him with the letter, the governor said, “By the powers conferred on me by the Kano Emirate Council Law of 1984 and 2024, and supported by the recommendation of the kingmakers, I have the singular pleasure of confirming the reappointment of Muhammadu Sanusi II as the Emir of Kano and the head of the Kano Emirate Council.”