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Three security personnel attached to the wife of Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, have reportedly been arrested amid the breakdown of the couple’s marriage.
The arrests were said to have followed Zainab Yusuf’s departure from her husband’s residence. The marital dispute has resulted in a divorce suit before an Upper Area Court in Gudu, Abuja.
Zainab, daughter of the governor’s predecessor and estranged political ally, Rabiu Kwankwaso, reportedly filed the suit, registered as CV/97/26, about 20 years after their marriage.
A member of Kwankwaso’s political group, the Kwankwasiyya Movement, confirmed the divorce proceedings, saying the governor had been summoned to appear before the court on Tuesday, November 17.
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“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,” the source said.
Asked about the reported arrest of the security personnel, the Kwankwaso ally said, “yes, I am aware.”
When contacted, the Kano State Police Command Public Relations Officer, Abdullahi Kiyawa, declined to comment, saying the matter was 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 reaction were unsuccessful, as the Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Waiya, did not respond to calls seeking his comment.
The development comes amid the political rift between Yusuf and Kwankwaso, who fell out after the governor defected to the All Progressives Congress.
