The Kano State Police Command has reportedly arrested three persons, including the orderly attached to Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s second wife, Zainab Musa Kwankwaso, over her reported disappearance from the Government House in Kano.
The incident reportedly occurred earlier this week when the governor’s wife was said to have left her matrimonial home at the Government House without her whereabouts being immediately known.
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Unverified reports alleged that Zainab was taken to Abuja, where she subsequently filed a divorce suit against the governor at an Upper Area Court in Gudu.
The reports further alleged that the development followed disagreements between the governor and his political benefactor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, who is Zainab’s father.
According to the claims, Kwankwaso allegedly wanted his daughter to end her marriage to Governor Yusuf over what was described as political differences between the two politicians.
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The reports also alleged that a delegation led by Kwankwaso’s younger brother, Garba Musa Kwankwaso, had approached the governor to convey the request for a divorce, which both the governor and his wife reportedly opposed.
It was further claimed that Zainab had appealed to her father not to involve her marriage in his political disagreement with the governor.
However, following alleged pressure from her family, she reportedly travelled to Abuja, where she instituted divorce proceedings.
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Meanwhile, the Commissioner of Police in Kano State, Dr Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, was said to have ordered an investigation into the circumstances surrounding her departure from the Government House and the alleged involvement of the three arrested persons.
The police have yet to publicly establish the circumstances surrounding the incident or confirm the allegations of coercion and conspiracy.
