Appeal Court Bars Federal High Court From Dabbling Into Kano Emirate Legal Tussle

The Federal High Court in Kano is prohibited from taking decisions in the Kano Emirate legal dispute by a split decision of two justices to one.

The court’s argument was that the Kano High Court had no authority to decide whether to decide a case involving the Kano State Chieftaincy.

The federal high court has no business deciding chieftaincy matters, according to Justice Gabriel Kolawole, who delivered the lead judgment, and ruled that the Kano state high court, which is the appropriate court, should be in charge of such matters.

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Justice Kolawole and the presiding Justice, Mustapha Mohammed, and another justice both agreed that the federal high court is not able to enter the legal battle in the Kano emirate.

However, they objected, requesting that the case be transferred to a State High Court Judge.

Instead, the two Justices decided that striking out rather than remittance was the appropriate course of action.

Source: Channels TV