Divorce Dispute: Three Security Officers Attached To Kano Governor’s Wife Reportedly Arrested

By Sabiu Abdullahi

Three security personnel attached to Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf’s wife, Zainab, have reportedly been arrested amid the couple’s ongoing marital crisis.

The arrests reportedly followed Zainab’s departure from the governor’s residence after the breakdown of their marriage, which has led to a divorce suit before an Upper Area Court in Gudu, Abuja.

According to reports, Zainab, daughter of former Kano State Governor and Yusuf’s estranged political ally, Rabiu Kwankwaso, filed the suit, registered as CV/97/26, nearly 20 years after their marriage.

A member of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, Kwankwaso’s political group, disclosing that the governor had been summoned to appear before the court on Tuesday, November 17.

“Yes, it is true. The woman has moved out of her husband’s house and the governor has been asked to appear before the court on November 17. The reason for her divorce is known to her; I don’t want to insinuate.

“She was based in Abuja; she occasionally visited Kano. But I was told she had moved out of her husband’s house about three weeks ago,” he said.

The source also confirmed awareness of the reported arrest of the security personnel when asked about the development.

However, the newspaper said it could not independently verify the arrests or the circumstances surrounding them.

The Kano State Police Command spokesperson, Abdullahi Kiyawa, declined to comment, saying the matter was already before a court.

“We cannot comment on the issue because it is already before a court of law,” Kiyawa said.

He added, “As a responsible institution, the command does not discuss issues that are pending before the courts.”

Efforts to obtain the state government’s position were unsuccessful, as the Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Waiya, did not respond to calls seeking his reaction.

The marital dispute comes amid a political fallout between Yusuf and Kwankwaso following the governor’s defection to the All Progressives Congress.