Emir Of Kano To Be Arrested On Charges Of Fraud.

It seems  the presidency is not finished with Sansusi Lamido Sanusi, the new emir of Kano, he was suspended in February from his office as the central bank governor of Nigeria, after squealing that $20 billion crude oil sales was unaccounted for.

The Nigerian police have reportedly been ordered to arrest him, 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.  

Since becoming Emir, Mr. Sanusi has been inside the Kano State governor’s lodge, receiving visitors and undertaking traditional rites.