Breaking: Main Palace Showdown As Bayero Loyalists Ordered Out In Emirate Power Play

A new wave of tension has erupted in the ongoing Kano Emirate crisis, following reports that loyalists of the deposed Emir Aminu Ado Bayero were ordered to vacate the main palace, now occupied by the reinstated Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II.

Sources revealed that several traditional title holders and long-serving palace staff were allegedly asked to leave the palace over suspicions of disloyalty to Emir Sanusi. According to Premium Times, some buildings within the palace compound even had their roofs forcibly removed—apparently as a tactic to evict occupants still aligned with Bayero.

Those affected by the eviction include prominent palace figures such as Galadiman Sallama Sani Kwano, Dan-Habu Maji-Dadi, Sule Makama, Sarkin-Yakin Dan-Rimi, Sarkin Lema, Sarkin Tafarki, Baba Ta’aji, Oji Driver, Odiye Driver, and Bale na Sarkin Bichi.

Tensions escalated on Monday evening as the families of the affected officials reportedly resisted removal from their residential quarters, leading to chaos.

The Kano emirship dispute dates back to May 2024, when Governor Abba Yusuf signed a controversial law that dissolved the five emirates established by former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, reinstating Sanusi II as the sole Emir of Kano—four years after his removal.

While Emir Sanusi has resumed his duties from the historic Gidan Rumfa Palace with full recognition by the state government, Ado Bayero continues to operate from the Nasarawa mini palace, insisting on the legality of his position and challenging his dethronement in court.

The deepening crisis has left many traditional leaders, district heads, and palace insiders navigating a highly sensitive political and cultural power struggle.