Emir Bayero informs Police of plans to conduct Separate Durbar on Eid-el-Ftr
The Kano Emirship crisis has taken another dimension as the embattled 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, has formally notified the State Police Command of his intention to conduct this year’s Sallah Durbar to mark the Eid-el-Ftr festival.
Emir Bayero’s notification letter to the Police surfaced online just days after the Kano State governor, Engr. Abba Yusuf, directed his rival and 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, to begin preparations for the grand Sallah celebration.
The letter signed by Bayero’s Private Secretary, Abdullahi Haruna Kwaru, addressed to the Commissioner of Police, outlined plans for the traditional festivities at the end of month Ramadan. According to the schedule, the celebrations will include Hawan Sallah, Hawan Daushe, and Hawan Nassarawa on the 2nd and 3rd days of Shawwal 1446 AH, followed by a cultural event on the fourth day.
The letter also highlighted that this year’s Durbar coincides with Bayero’s five-year anniversary on the throne. “The purpose of this letter is to formally notify the security agencies in Kano State, particularly the police force, that this year’s Sallah events coincided with five years of His Highness on the throne of his forefathers, with the assurance that all activities will be conducted peacefully,” the letter stated.
