An Upper Shari’a court sitting in Kano has discharged and acquitted the Jigawa state commissioner for special duties Honourable, Auwalu Dalladi Sankara over the case instituted against him for alleged illicit affairs with married woman in Kano.
Delivering the court verdict, the presiding judge, Khadi Ibrahim Sarki Yola, said, base on the police report the complainant failed to provide any evidence to prove the allegation he field before the court.
“This case field against Taslim Baba Nabegu and Auwalu Dalladi Sankara lacks merits and any reliable evidence for the court to proceed it, therefore the case is here by strike out, the first and Second dependants are also discharged”, the judge declared.
Hon Auwalu Sankara was in the last October dragged before the Sharia court after been arrested by Kano state Hisbah in his house upon receiving complain from one Nasiru Buba Jalam for allege illicit affairs with his wife.
Nasiru Buba Jalam field case against his wife Taslim Baba Nabegu and the commissioner accusing him for having love affairs between the two dependents.
Earlier during the presentation of the case the presiding Judge Khadi Ibrahim Sarki Yola directed Inspector General of police to investigate the case and submit the report to the court.
Reacting after the court judgement, the counsel to the first dependent Taslim Baba Nabegu ( the wife of the complainant) Barrister Rabiu Shuaibu Abdullahi said they are satisfied with court judgement.
Similarly the counsel to the second dependent Barista Saddam Suleiman Shehu said, the outcome of the court judgement has proved Hon Auwal Dalladi Sankara as innocent of all the allegations label against him.
“We are studying the outcome of the judgement, and the suspected political witch-hunting around it for further action ” the dependants counsel stated.
The embattled Jigawa state Commissioner for special duties was suspended was suspended from his office to allowed the court to take it’s cause in the matter without any interference.
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