Sanusi's grandfather Muhammadu Sanusi I was the eleventh Emir of Kano for a decade until 1963 when he was dethroned and banished by his cousin Ahmadu Bello the premier of the northern region...
The last time Kano had to deal with a royal succession was in 1963 following the death of Emir Muhammadu Inuwa the man who only months earlier had replaced the deposed Muhammadu Sanusi...
Two days later Sanusi Lamido a nephew of the deposed Emir emerged as Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II...