The dethroned Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido-Sanusi, has asked the Federal High Court, Abuja, to quash his banishment and direct his release from confinement.
The request is contained in an ex parte application filed on his behalf on Thursday, seeking the enforcement of his right to freedom of association and movement.
In the application, filed by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Lateef Fagbemi, Sanusi also wants the leave of the court for substituted service of the motion papers on the respondents.
Joined in the suit are the Inspector General of Police, the Director General of State Security Services, the Attorney General of the Kano State as well as the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice.
In the application, which is predicated on four grounds, Sanusi was said to have been dethroned on March 9, 2020, over alleged disregard of lawful instructions from Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and other lawful authorities.
He is currently banished to Awe town in Nasarawa State.