The Jigawa State Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwal Danladi Sankara, said to have been arrested for dating a married woman with two kids, Tasleem Baba Nabegu, has denied the charge.
Kano State Hisbah Board, aka Shariah police announced the Commissioner’s arrest on Friday, saying he was caught on that day with the mother-of-two in his uncompleted building in Kano after the woman’s husband complained of the illicit affair to the Shariah police.
Reacting via a statement, Sankara denied dating the woman and threatened a legal action against purveyors of the scandal.
He added that the adultery claim against him was politically motivated.
“My attention has been drawn to a recent media report alleging that I, Auwal D. Sankara, Commissioner for Special Duties in the Jigawa State Government, have been arrested by the Kano Hisbah Command on charges of having an affair with a married woman.
“I wish to categorically state that these allegations are entirely false, baseless, and malicious, aimed at tarnishing my reputation. I urge the general public to disregard this fabricated story, concocted by certain political elements to damage my character and integrity
“As a married man, I have the utmost respect for the institution of marriage and would never engage in actions that violate its sanctity. I remain committed to upholding the values and principles that I stand for,” the statement read in part.
