The Kano State Hisbah Board has arrested Jigawa State Commissioner of Special Duties, Auwal Danladi Sankara, in an uncompleted building in Kano.
Sankara was reportedly arrested with a married woman under suspicious circumstances late last night.
A Hisbah official, speaking to Kano Times on condition of anonymity, confirmed the arrest, stating, “We arrested Auwal Danladi Sankara, the Jigawa Commissioner, with a married woman in an uncompleted building that belongs to him.”
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The arrest followed a complaint by Nasiru Bulama, the woman’s husband, who accused the commissioner of engaging in an illicit affair with his wife, Tasleem Baba Nabegu, the mother of his two children.
“Nasiru Bulama filed the complaint with the Kano State Police Command, the Department of State Services (DSS), and the Hisbah Board, alleging Sankara’s involvement in illicit sexual activities with his wife,” the official added.
Efforts to reach Jigawa State Government spokesperson, Hashimu Gumel, for comments were unsuccessful at the time of this report.
Meanwhile, the Board has confirmed the arrest and detention of Sankara, in an uncompleted building with a Married Woman.
The Hisbah Director General, Abba Sufi who confirmed the development said it was as a result of intelligence tracking after receiving series of Complaints of his nefarious acts with the Married Woman by her Husband Younger Brother.
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He said “yes it is true we have arrested Auwal Danladi Sankara, the Jigawa Commissioner, with a married woman in an uncompleted building that belongs to him unknown to him that we were tracking him based on reports against him we received”.
The DG explained that they are taking Sankara to Court on a number of cases against him including operating an illicit drugs Centers with names Picklock, 360 and three other areas.
He said, “we have been having problems with Sankara because he is operating illicit drugs Centers in the names of Hotels with Prostitution and drug addiction activities”.
Sufi added that they are prosecuting Auwalu Sankara on Monday at a competent Court of Laws.