Jigawa state governor, Malam Umar Namadi has announced the suspension of Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwalu Sankara over adultery allegations.
The suspension, according to the governor is to pave way for an investigation into the allegations made by the Kano State Hisbah.
Malam Bala Ibrahim, Secretary to the Government of Jigawa State stated this in a statement on Saturday.
He said the suspension was to allow for a thorough investigation to ensure transparency and maintain the integrity of the state administration.
DAILY GIST recalls that the Kano State Hisbah Board had arrested Sankara in an uncompleted building with a married woman.
Hisbah, known as the Sharia police, made the announcement following intelligence tracking and a series of complaints received about Sankara’s alleged misconduct.
Abba Sufi, the Director General of the Hisbah Board, confirmed the arrest, stating, “Yes, it is true we have arrested Auwal Danladi Sankara with a married woman in an uncompleted building.
Unknown to him, we were tracking him based on reports we received against him.”
The allegations surfaced after Nasiru Bulama, the husband of the married woman, lodged complaints with multiple authorities, including the Kano State Police Command and the Department of State Services (DSS).
Bulama accused Sankara of engaging in illicit sexual activities with his wife, who is also the mother of his two children.
However the commissioner in a terse statement issued on Friday night, Sankara denied the allegations.
He described the allegations as false, baseless, and malicious.
According to him, the accusations were a deliberate attempt to tarnish his image.
