The
President Jonathan vs Sanusi war has begun! According to a report by Sahara
Reporters, police have been ordered to arrest the new Emir of Kano for 'Fraud'.
Below is how SR is reporting it..
The Nigerian police have been ordered to
arrest the newly-crowned Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on fraud-related
charges stemming from his tenure as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN).
According to reliable sources at the
Presidency in Abuja, the team of policemen at the Emir’s palace in Kano
received the order from the Nigeria police headquarters to place Mr. Sanusi
under arrest if he leaves the Kano Governor’s lodge.
The sources told SaharaReporters that Mr.
Sanusi was to be arrested at his private home on Sunday night after his
appointment was announced by the Kano State Governor.
It would
be recalled that the presidency embarked on several frantic measures to
frustrate the former CBN governor’s emergence as Emir, including the premature
congratulations of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to one of the candidates
before the choice was announced.
Since
becoming Emir, Mr. Sanusi has been inside the Kano State governor’s lodge,
receiving visitors and undertaking traditional rites.
The source
also told SaharaReporters that some notable northern leaders have already
warned President Jonathan to avoid such a reckless action so as to avoid
setting fire to the already volatile situation in the city of Kano. It is not
known if President Jonathan is favoring back channel dialogue aimed at
resolving the mess. Observers point out that he has yet to offer
congratulations to the new Emir despite the PDP doing so.
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