Malam Aliyu Dakata, a representative of the Kano State Hisbah Board, has withdrawn a previous report that exposed Auwal Sankara, the Commissioner for Special Duties in Jigawa State, to several accusations of wrongdoing.
The accusation that damaged Sankara’s reputation has since been dropped, absolving him of any improper interactions with Tasleem Baba Nabegu, a married woman.
The Jigawa State Governor suspended the Commissioner as a result of the charges.
In a subsequent interview, Dakata clarified that Sankara had not engaged in any unethical behavior.
“When we arrived at the scene, we found Tasleem in her car making a phone call, while Sankara was standing in the compound of a building under construction that belongs to him. There was no evidence of any illicit relationship,” Dakata stated.
Rabiu Shuaibu, Tasleem’s attorney, bolstered Sankara’s innocence by stating that Tasleem had been separated from her husband for months as a result of domestic abuse.
“Tasleem has been separated from her husband for over 10 months and is running a business to support her children. On the day in question, she was delivering food to Sankara, who had placed an order, unaware that her husband was tracking her movements,” Shuaibu explained.
Sankara responded to the original accusations by denouncing the report as politically motivated and without merit.
“These allegations are entirely false and malicious. I have the utmost respect for the institution of marriage and would never engage in such behaviour. This is a deliberate attempt to tarnish my reputation,” he said.
This Hisba and hypocrisy. Dem no get work na to dey spy on people’s private life as if dem na Angels.