The newly crowned Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, is to be arrested by the Nigerian Police on fraud-related charges from his tenure as Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor.
Sahara Reporters
states that sources at the Presidency in Abuja disclose that a team of
policemen at the Emir’s palace in Kano received the order from the
Nigerian police headquarters to place Sanusi under arrest if he leaves
the Kano Governor’s lodge.
Sanusi was meant to have been arrested
at his private home on Sunday night after his appointment was announced,
according to sources of the news agency.
The ousted Apex Bank governor, has been
staying at the Kano State governor’s lodge, receiving visitors and
undertaking traditional rites.
It is also being alleged that a few northern leaders have warned President Jonathan to avoid “a reckless action so as to avoid setting fire to the already volatile situation in the city of Kano”.
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