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 Sahara Reporters
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 Sahara Reporters
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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