Sahara Repoters reports that 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.
Since ousting Mr. Sanusi from the CBN last February, the
President has not relented in seeking to inflict serious
damage on him for revealing that the President and his
cronies stole at least $20 billion from crude oil sales over a
two year period.
*I thought the Emir had immunity?
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