A Sharia Court in Kano is set to hear an adultery case against suspended Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Awwal Danladi Sankara. The case was brought by Nasir Buba, the husband of a woman allegedly found with the commissioner in an uncompleted building.
Hisbah operatives arrested Sankara and the married woman following a complaint from Buba. Governor Umar Namadi subsequently suspended the commissioner pending an investigation.
Buba’s lawyer, Haruna Magashi, urged the court to investigate Sankara for “inappropriate and immoral acts.” The suspended commissioner’s lawyer, Shehu Sadam, clarified that the case was initiated by Buba and not by Hisbah.
The Sharia Court judge, Khadi Abdullahi Sarki Yola, is expected to hear the matter on Tuesday. Neither the commissioner nor the married woman was present in court on Monday.