The Kano State Government has fingered the Federal Government in Friday’s barricade of the palace of the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, by security operatives.
Secretary to the State Government, Abdullahi Baffa Bichi, levelled the accusation on a programme on a local radio station on Friday.
Bichi said: “We were really surprised waking up to this development with police sealing off the entrance to the palace of Kano Emir, Muhammadu Sanusi II.
“What surprises us the most is that Kano is peaceful, but it’s just a few people that have the backing of Abuja that don’t want Kano to be peaceful.
“The emir was to escort his district head of Bichi, Wamban Kano, pray with him there and then come back.
“We were all invited and then we woke up to this.
“We asked the reason and they told us it was an order given to them from above.
“Who is there above?
“It’s the Federal Government.
“We in Kano have resolved to stay in peace, peace will reign and nobody will come to Kano and destabilise that.
“The Emir has appointed the district head and it stands.
“He will take him to his place and whenever he is ready to go there, we are going there with him.
“No going back.”
