How Kwankwaso Sneaked Sanusi Lamido Out Of Residence To Evade FG Arrest

The governor of Kano State yesterday sneaked the Emir-elect of Kano Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi away from his private residence after it got wind of a plan hatched by the federal government to arrest the former CBN governor.

The new Emir of Kano on Sunday narrowly escaped being arrested by security operatives at his personal residence in Kano hours after he was appointed to the coveted throne.

Premium Times report that a source who declined to be named for security reasons said the Kano state Government hurriedly sneaked Mr. Sanusi out of his personal residence after receiving intelligence that the Federal Government was plotting to arrest him to stop him from being turbaned.

FG Flaunt Court Order, blocks Lamido Sanusi from travelling abroad; seizes his passport again

Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services, alias SSS, on Saturday night blocked the suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Lamido Sanusi, from boarding a Turkish airline flight for a planned trip to Saudi Arabia for lesser hajj, a witness and a spokesperson for Mr. Sanusi have toldJournalists.

Operatives of the SSS based at the Aminu Kano International Airport also seized Mr. Sanusi’s passport and told him they would not allow him to travel abroad unless they received clearance from their Abuja headquarters, this newspaper learnt.

The SSS’ action however appears a contravention of the April 3 judgment of a Federal High Court in Lagos, which restrained the agency and the Nigeria Police from arresting or harassing the CBN Governor or seizing his passport.