The Morning Call
One of Nigeria’s most influential Muslim traditional leader, the Emir of Kano, says he accepts his dethronement as the “will of God”. Muhammadu Sanusi II was dethroned on Monday for “insubordination” by the Kano state government, in Kano where his throne seats.
He was escorted out of the palace by security officers, and replaced by his predecessor’s son, Aminu Ado Bayero.
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