The young men took to the streets around 10 am to demonstrate against Abdul Nyass, from the Tijani Muslim sect, who was due to appear in the Islamic court accused of comparing the leader of his group to the Prophet Mohammad (pbuh).
Part of the court was set on fire after a bonfire started by protesters caught hold of the building, although it was unclear whether this was deliberate.
"Hundreds of youths were involved. There was no damage, no injuries and nobody died as a result of this," Kano police spokesperson Magaji Majiya said by telephone, noting that the protest lasted just over an hour.
Members of different sects usually live peacefully side by side in predominantly Muslim Kano, the biggest city in the north of Africa's most populous country.
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