The Supreme Court has fined S.M. Danyaro, counsel to Mustapha Jokolo, N50 million for attempting to reopen the legal dispute over the Gwandu emirate stool through an application seeking a review of the apex court’s final judgment.
In a unanimous decision delivered on May 15, 2026, the five-member panel dismissed the application filed by Danyaro on behalf of his client, Jokolo, for being “frivolous and lacking merit”.
The supreme court judges on the panel are Uwani Aji, Ibrahim Saulawa, Emmanuel Agim, Chioma Nwosu-Iheme, and Jamilu Tukur (lead judge).
THE MATTER
Jokolo was the 19th Emir of Gwandu before he was deposed by the Kebbi state government in 2005. Muhammadu Iliyasu Bashar was subsequently installed as the 20th emir in June 2005.
Dissatisfied with the development, Jokolo approached the Kebbi state high court.
In 2014, the Kebbi high court ruled in Jokolo’s favour and ordered his
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