A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja on Friday granted an interim order releasing the deposed Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi from detention.

Justice Anwuli Chikere granted the order in line with the prayers on the exparte motion filed on behalf of the deposed Emir by Mr Lateef Fagbemi SAN.

The former Emir had earlier on Thursday approached the court seeking an interim order of the court directing his immediate release from detention.

Justice Anwuli also noted that the order for the release of the deposed Emir should be served on the respondents to the application.

The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Muhammed Adamu; the Director-General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Yusuf Bichi; the Attorney-General of Kano State, Ibrahim Muktar, and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami (SAN) are the respondents to the application marked FHC/ABJ/CS/357/2020.

The judge has therefore fixed March 26, 2020, for the hearing of the main suit challenging his detention.

Mr. Sanusi had prayed the court to order his release from his detention and or confinement and to restore his rights to human dignity, personal liberty, freedom of association and movement in Nigeria, (apart from Kano State) pending the hearing and determination of the applicant’s originating summons.