Sanusi, right, and Governor Kwankwaso

MADUABUCHI NMERIBEH/Kano

After the former Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi was on Sunday installed as the new Emir of Kano by Governor Rabi’u Musa Kwankwaso of Kano, Northwest Nigeria, youths of the city went on the rampage.

He emerged after after a grinding deliberations by Kano kingmakers and relevant government officials. He dusted four others including two sons of the late Emir Ado Bayero who made it to the grand finale. The Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Engr. Rabiu Sulieman Bichi made the announced Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as new Emir of Kano late Sunday afternoon.

He said Sanusi Lamido Sanusi’s choice was made in good faith and after due consultations with relevant stakeholders. The announcement was made in the presence of the king makers. Lamido Sanusi is a grandson to the dethroned Emir of Kano Sir Muhammed Sanusi.

He was in June 2012 turbaned the Dan Majen Kano by the late Emir of Kano Alhaji Ado Bayero.

“We have installed you Dan Majen Kano in recognition of your experience and exposure as well as your good character. We are aware of your good work not only in Nigeria but also abroad. We are also aware of your patrotism and cordial relationship with the people including your support to the less privileged, plus your effort at reviving the economy and urge you not to relent on your good work,” the Emir Ado Bayero had said of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi.

The title of Dan Majen Kano is very historic and an inherited title by the Fulani dynasty which indicates Fulani rulership of Kano by about 500 years.

TheNEWS also learnt that the title Dan Majen was exclusively reserved for the royal family members right from Kano Habe dynasty and the Sullubawa dynasty. The most prominent among those who held the title under the Sullubawa dynasty was the Emir of Kano Ali Ibn Abdullahi alias Alu who reigned between 1894 and 1903.

In Kano there are different kinds of traditional (Sarauta) titles. According to history, the first category of titles is reserved for royal family members while the second is for the descendants of the jihad leaders such as the Makama, and the third category for outstanding people who served and brought great benefit to Kano people. TheNEWS, however, reports that as at the time of filling this report, there were reports of pockets of violent protests, particularly inside the heart of Kano city.