The Kano State Hisbah Board has confirmed the arrest of Auwal Danladi Sankara, the Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, for allegedly being involved in an illicit affair with a married woman.
Sankara was reportedly found in a compromising situation with the woman in an uncompleted building.
The Director General of the Hisbah Board, Abba Sufi, confirmed the arrest. He said, “Yes, it is true. We have arrested Auwal Danladi Sankara, the Jigawa Commissioner. He was arrested with a married woman in an uncompleted building that belongs to him, unknown to him that we were tracking him based on reports received against him.”
The arrest followed a complaint from the woman’s husband, Nasiru Bulama, who accused Sankara of engaging in immoral activities with his wife, Tasleem Baba Nabegu, the mother of his two children. Bulama had reported the issue to the Kano State Police Command, the Department of State Services, and the Hisbah Board.
Sufi revealed that Hisbah had been monitoring Sankara due to previous complaints, alleging that he was also involved in operating illicit drug centers disguised as hotels. “We have been having problems with Sankara because he is operating illicit drug centers under the guise of hotels, which are covers for prostitution and drug addiction activities,” Sufi stated.
Sufi further disclosed that Sankara will be taken to court on Monday to face multiple charges against him.
