A day after the Jigawa State Commissioner for Particular Duties, Auwal Sankara, was cleared of adultery prices by an Higher Shariah Courtroom in Kano, the police arrested Nasir Buba, the estranged husband of the commissioner’s alleged lover, Tasleem Baba-Nabegu, in line with Every day Nigerian.
Mr. Buba was apprehended outdoors his lawyer’s workplace on Tuesday, accused of cyberstalking his spouse.
The case initially attracted consideration when Kano State Hisbah operatives arrested Mr. Sankara following Mr. Buba’s grievance that the commissioner was concerned in an extramarital affair along with his spouse.
Mr. Buba subsequently filed a case on the Higher Shariah Courtroom.
On Monday, the presiding choose, Ibrahim Sarki-Yola, dismissed the case, citing findings from an investigation carried out by the workplace of the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 1, Kano.
The police report said that no proof was discovered to substantiate the allegations of adultery in opposition to Mr. Sankara.
Mr. Buba’s arrest, nonetheless, sparked controversy.
Sources near the case claimed that Mr. Buba had introduced proof, together with movies, chats, and voice recordings, suggesting a sexual relationship between his spouse and the commissioner.
“It’s apparent the police are biased on this case. Nasir has tendered incriminating proof, however they selected to clear the commissioner and arrest the complainant as a substitute,” a supply aware of the matter alleged.
When contacted, Abdullahi Kiyawa, the spokesperson for the Kano State police command, mentioned he had not been briefed about Mr. Buba’s arrest however promised to research.
“The arrest has not been delivered to my consideration. And bear in mind, even the earlier incident was dealt with on the AIG workplace, Zone 1. However I’ll examine to substantiate if the arrest was made or not,” Mr. Kiyawa said.
