Police Ordered to Arrest the new Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi

According to Sahara Reporters, the Nigerian Police has been ordered to arrest the newly turbaned Emir of Kano on fraud-related charges.

The report reads:

"The Nigerian police have been ordered to arrest the newly-crowned Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, on fraud-related charges stemming from his tenure as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).

According to reliable sources at the Presidency in Abuja, the team of policemen at the Emir’s palace in Kano received the order from the Nigeria police headquarters to place Mr. Sanusi under arrest if he leaves the Kano Governor’s lodge.

The sources told SaharaReporters that Mr. Sanusi was to be arrested at his private home on Sunday night after his appointment was announced by the Kano State Governor. "

The former CBN Governor had remained in the Kano State Government House since his selection as the new Emir.