False reports over newly appointed Emir of Kano Mallam Lamido Sanusi’s arrest reportedly caused thousands to take to the streets of Kano in jubilation.
The merry makers who were dissatisfied with the appointment of Mallam Lamido Sanusi as Emir chanted pro-Jonathan slogans as they had received information that Sanusi had been taken into custody by the police and that the Federal Government had reversed his appointment.
Vanguard reports:
Thousands of youths poured into the streets by 10p.m. around the emir’s palace, Kofar Nassarawa, Mandawari, Gwale, Kofar Kudu and environs celebrating and chanting pro-Jonathan slogans for effecting the change.
The celebrations, captured live by a local radio station, lasted two hours as news of the change spread across the city.
The celebrants, who were opposed to Sanusi’s candidacy, expressed happiness over his rumoured arrest and detention by the Federal Government.