Justice Aliyu gave the order on Thursday during the court proceedings.
“I am giving an order to lawyers not to grant any interview with journalists before and even after my ruling on the respondent stay of proceedings application pending the hearing and determination of the appeal,” the Judge said
The applicants in the case are the Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice of Kano State, Speaker Kano State House of Assembly, and Kano State House of Assembly, through their counsel Ibrahim Isah-Wangida filed a motion exparte dated May 27.
The applicants are seeking the court to restrain the deposed Emir, Aminu Ado Bayero, and four other dethroned emirs of Bichi, Rano, Gaya, and Karaye from parading themselves as emirs.
The respondents in the suit are Alhaji Aminu Ado-Bayero, Alhaji Nasiru Ado-Bayero Bichi emir, Dr Ibrahim Abubakar ll, Emir of Karaye, Alhaji Kabiru Muhammad-Inuwa, Emir of Rano and Alhaji Aliyu Ibrahim-Gaya, Emir of Gaya.
Others are the Inspector General of Police, Director of State Security Service, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, and Nigeria Army.
The court had gone on a few hours recess after which it will deliver her ruling on the stay of proceedings application.
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