Court rules that Ado Bayero is competent to be heard.

Days earlier, the Kano State High Court ordered Bayero and four other emirs to receive alternative service in order to prevent them from posing as emirs.

The dethroned Emir Aminu Ado Bayero, according to Justice Liman Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Kano State, is competent to hear the matter.

Kingmaker Aminu Baba Dan Agundi brought a basic human rights lawsuit in the emirate conflict.

Days earlier, in a petition brought by the Kano State Government, a Kano State High Court ordered substituted service on Bayero and four other emirs to prevent them from posing as emirs.