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

Sanusi had on Thursday approached the court to seek an interim order of the court directing his immediate release from detention.

He prayed the court to order his release from “the detention and or confinement of the respondents 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 originating summons.”

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

The judge also ordered that the order for the release of the deposed monarch should be served on the respondents to the application.

The respondents to the application marked FHC/ABJ/CS/357/2020 are the Inspector-General of Police, 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, Abubakar Malami (SAN).

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