Kano State Hisbah Board on Friday confirmed the arrest and detention of Jigawa Commissioner of Special Duties, Auwal Danladi Sankara, for allegedly having love affairs with a married woman, Tasleem Baba Nabegu.
Sankara was caught red handed with the married woman in an uncompleted building, Hisbah, a Sharia police, said.
The Hisbah Director General, Abba Sufi confirmed the arrest of Sankara with a married woman through intelligence tracking after receiving series of complaints of his “nefarious acts” with the married woman by her husband’s younger brother.
“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, we were tracking him based on reports we received against him,” the Hisbah Director General said.
According to Hisbah, Auwalu Sankara will be prosecuted on Monday at a Court of Law.
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.
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”.
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