adultery
20 Nov
The Kano State Police Command has arrested and detained Tasleem Baba Nabegu, the nominal complainant in the allegation of adultery involving his wife and Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwalu Danladi Sankara. Nabegu's arrest occurred less than 24 hours after a Kano Upper Sharia Court, presided over by Khadi Ibrahim Sarki Yola, dismissed the…
18 Nov
A Kano Upper Shari’a Court on Monday dismissed the adultery charge filed against Auwal Danladi Sankara, the Commissioner for Special Duties in Jigawa State. Sankara, the son of Senator Danladi Sankara, who served in the last Senate, was accused of enticing a married woman, Tasleem Baba Nabegu, after both were allegedly caught by the Hisbah…
23 Oct
Nasiru Buba, the complainant in the alleged illicit affairs against Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwalu Danladi Sankara, and a married woman, has alleged undue interference from the Jigawa and Kano state governments. Buba, the husband of the woman allegedly caught in the act with Sankara at an uncompleted building, is worried that the…
21 Oct
The Kano State Hisbah Commission has declared the Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwalu Sankara, wanted over alleged adultery. Sankara, who was reportedly caught by the Shari'a engaging in illicit sexual relations with a married woman in his car, parked in an incomplete building, has refused to report himself as agreed after his release.…
19 Oct
Jigawa State Governor, Malam Umar A. Namadi, has suspended his Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwalu Dalladi Sankara, following allegations of adultery. The governor has also constituted a five-member panel of investigation into the arrest of Sankara and his supposed involvement in the act of adultery. The investigative committee will be chaired by the Secretary to…
19 Oct
The Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwal Danladi Sankara, has strongly denied allegations of having an illicit affair with a married woman. The controversy erupted when the Kano State Hisbah Board confirmed Sankara’s arrest in an uncompleted building alongside the married woman. Dr. Abba Sufi, the Director General of the board, stated that Sankara…
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