The Jigawa Commissioner of Special Duties, Auwal Danladi Sankara has been arrested for allegedly having illicit affairs with a married lady, Tasleem Baba Nabegu, Kano State Hisbah Board confirmed on Friday.
Sankara was caught pants down with the lady in an uncompleted building, Hisbah, a Sharia police, said.
The Hisbah Director General, Abba Sufi confirmed the arrest of Sankara through intelligence tracking after receiving a series of complaints of his “nefarious acts” with Nabegu 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 the Court of Law.
Earlier, Nasiru Bulama, Nabegu’s husband had accused the commissioner of engaging in an illicit affair with his wife –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 Sankara will be charged to court on a number of cases including operating illicit drugs Centres with names Picklock, 360 and three other areas.
He said: “We have been having problems with Sankara because he is operating illicit drugs Centres in the names of hotels with prostitution and drug addiction activities”.