Suspended Jigawa commissioner accused of adultery reinstated

Jigawa State governor, Malam Umar Namadi, has lifted the suspension of the state’s commissioner for Special Duties, Hon. Auwalu Sankara, with immediate effect.

The reinstatement was disclosed in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Secretary to the State Government, Malam Bala Ibrahim.

Recall that Sankara was suspended following allegations of adultery brought before the Kano State Hisbah Board.

However, the suspension was lifted after the Upper Sharia Court in Kano discharged and acquitted him of all charges.

The acquittal was delivered on Monday by Justice Ibrahim Sarki Yola, the presiding judge of the court.

However, following this verdict, Governor Namadi reinstated the commissioner, affirming his trust in the judicial process.

The judge declared that “Based on the police reports, this case filed against Taslim Baba Nabegu and Auwalu Dalladi Sankara lacks merits and any reliable evidence for the court to proceed with it. Therefore, the case is hereby struck out. The first and second defendants are also discharged.”

In October, Sankara was arraigned before the Sharia Court after he was arrested by operatives of the Kano State Hisbah following a complaint from one Nasiru Buba Jalam who alleged that the commissioner was having an extramarital affair with his wife.

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