The Kano State Hisbah Board has declared the suspended Jigawa Commissioner of Special Duties, Auwal Danladi Sankara, wanted for failing to comply with bail conditions.
This was announced by the Hisbah Commander General, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, on Monday. He stated that Sankara had been granted bail on the condition that he would appear before the command when summoned.
However, despite being invited for a reconciliation meeting, Sankara refused to attend, prompting the Hisbah Board to issue a warrant for his arrest.
Daurawa explained, “The reason we invited him today was for reconciliation. The complainant agreed to reconcile with Sankara because of his two children. We accepted this and invited him for the reconciliation. Had he appeared today, we wouldn’t have taken him to court tomorrow. Islam encourages reconciliation, but by all indications, he doesn’t want it. So, we will proceed with legal action.”
Daurawa further revealed that Sankara had been arrested alongside a married woman in an uncompleted building. In her attempt to escape, the woman injured five Hisbah personnel. “We have video evidence of everything,” Daurawa added. “I personally called him several times today, and he confirmed he would come. But later, he switched off his phone. Now, he is wanted, and our people will arrest him wherever they find him.”
Meanwhile, Nasiru Buba, the husband of the woman found with Sankara, has taken the suspended commissioner to a Sharia Court in Kano. Following the press conference, the complainant, Nasiru Buba, expressed disappointment over Sankara’s failure to appear for the reconciliation. “I agreed to the reconciliation because I have two male children with the woman and don’t want to embarrass them. But since Sankara refused, we will now meet in court. I want justice,” Buba said.
Buba’s lawyer, Haruna Magashi, requested the court to investigate Sankara for allegedly engaging in immoral acts with his wife. “The complainant, Alhaji Nasiru Buba, has filed a formal complaint with this court, expressing his suspicions of Auwal Sankara’s involvement in committing an offence,” Magashi said.
Sankara’s legal counsel, Shehu Sadam, clarified that the case was brought by Buba, not the Hisbah Board, as widely believed. “We’ve seen reports on social media stating that Hisbah filed the case, but the complainant is Alhaji Nasiru Buba,” Sadam explained.
Neither Sankara nor the woman involved appeared in court, and the judge, Khadi Abdullahi Sarki Yola, is expected to preside over the matter on Tuesday.
(Kano Times)
