Security operatives, on Friday morning, blocked the Emir Palace in Kano and prevented Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II from attending a royal event in Bichi local government area of Kano State.
An online newspaper, News Point Nigeria, quoted a source in the Kano Emirate that Emir Sanusi II was scheduled to attend a royal ceremony to present a staff of office to a new District Head of Bichi.
According to the source, Emir Sanusi II was, however, asked to remain indoors by heavily armed security operatives while the entrance of the Palace was also blocked by armoured personnel carrier (APC) vehicles.
“The Emir has been on the phone and is trying to find out what is going on,” the source was quoted as saying.
Also, another source in the Kano State government told the newspaper that, the state governor, Abba Kabir Yusif, sent a delegation to the palace but they were also barricaded from entering the palace by the security operatives.
The venue of the event, which Emir Sanusi II, was scheduled attend in Bichi has also been condoned off by security operatives.