Auwal Sankara: 5 Things on Commissioner 'Nabbed in Kano With Married Woman in Uncompleted Building'

• The Kano state Hisbah board said its operatives have arrested Auwal Danladi Sankara, the Jigawa commissioner for special duties, over an alleged illicit affair with a married woman in Kano
• Abba Sufi, DG of the Kano Hisbah board, told journalists on Friday, October 18, that operatives arrested the commissioner at an uncompleted building he owns in the city
• Hisbah arrested Sankara after Nasiru Bulama, the woman’s husband, reported that the commissioner was engaging in an illicit affair with his wife, Tasleem Baba Nabegu, the mother of his two children

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Kano, Kano state - The Kano state Hisbah board on Friday, October 18, confirmed the arrest and detention of the Jigawa commissioner of special duties, Auwal Sankara.

As reported by The Punch, Sankara was nabbed for allegedly having an illicit affair with a married woman.

The Nation also noted the update.

According to Abba Sufi, Hisbah board's director general (DG), Sankara was caught red-handed with the married woman in an uncompleted building.

He said the arrest was made possible through tracking after receiving a series of complaints on Sankara.

Sufi 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."

Legit.ng understands that Sankara will be charged to court on several cases including allegedly operating illicit drug centres.

Following the update by Hisbah, Legit.ng looks at some facts about the embattled Jigawa commissioner.

1) Ally of Badaru

Going by picture posts on his known Facebook page, Sankara is a big supporter of Mohammed Abubakar Badaru.

Badaru is the current minister of defence of Nigeria and the immediate past governor of Jigawa state. The minister is a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

2) Ex-SSA in Jigawa

Sankara worked under Badaru as the senior special assistant (SSA) to the governor on new media.

In Nigeria, the SSA role is given to a person to assist a particular leader in a specific field.

3) Auwal Sankara in second year as commissioner

In July 2022, Badaru appointed Sankara as commissioner, special duties.

Sankara was screened by the state house of assembly, where he was accepted unanimously by all the members, Blueprint newspaper noted.

4) Married since 2015

According to information on his Facebook page, Sankara got married in April 2015.

The status of his marriage is, however, not immediately, clear.

5) Brother to PDP house of reps aspirant

Nafiu Danladi Sankara, a former house of representatives aspirant under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is Auwal Sankara's brother.

Nafiu Sankara is the managing director (MD) of Sankara Nigeria Limited.

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• Hackers take over Kano Hisbah's Facebook page, post inappropriate content
• Kano Hisbah plans marriage for controversial TikToker Murja Kunya, others
• Hisbah seizes truck containing 24,000 bottles of beer in Kano

Jigawa governor suspends aide

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Governor Umar Namadi of Jigawa state suspended his special adviser on salary and pensions, Bashir Ado, over an alleged premature statement on N70,000 minimum wage.

The government said it viewed with serious concern, an incorrect statement circulating in various sections of the media alleging that Governor Namadi has approved N70,000 as a new minimum wage for workers in the state.

The secretary to the Jigawa state government further announced the setting up of a five-man committee to investigate the motive behind the controversial announcement.