Abubakar Mahmoud (SAN), one of the lawyers to the deposed Emir, Muhammadu Sanusi, has said the removal of Sanusi can be reversed in the court of law.
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But Mahmoud, who spoke on Channels Television, said that the removal was not surprising, adding that he was not given any fair hearing just as due process was not observed in the matter.
He also noted that though Sanusi was yet to make a decision whether to challenge his removal in court.
He said, “He has been in various legal tussles with the state government over the last two to three years. So, this did not come to us as a surprise. We were so much embarrassed at the manner in which it was done without giving him any fair hearing or observing any due process.
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“However, the government has announced its decision dethroning him and he was this evening (Monday evening) taken into custody and flown to Abuja. We are going to be in touch with him to discuss which line of action to take as his lawyers. And we as lawyers, of course, we believe that this action was illegal and unconstitutional.
“And more so, the aspect of banishment, under the constitution, nobody can be deprived of his liberty under the manner he has been deprived of his. Nevertheless, we will be in touch with him and hopefully, come up with the next line of action in due course.”
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