Tag Archives: Jigawa

The Upper Sharia Court in Kano, presided over by Ibrahim Sarki Yola, has cleared Jigawa States Commissioner for Special Duties, Auwal Danladi Sankara, of allegations of committing adultry with a married woman.Danladi was accused of adultry after a case was filed by Nasiru Buba, who accused Sankara of having an illicit affair with his wife, Tasleem Baba Nabegu.In his ruling, …

A fuel-laden tanker has exploded at the Jigawa-Kano border, causing panic among villagers.    The Public Relations Officer of the Federal Fire Service (FFS) Jigawa State Command, Aliyu M.A, who disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, said the incident occurred near Gamoji village along Maiduri Road.   “On November 12, 2024, at approximately 10:43 hours, the …

A driver and nine passengers d!ed while one person sustained injuries in a fatal road accident at Yanfari village in Taura Local Government Area of Jigawa State.    The incident which occurred on Monday night, November 11, 2024, involved a Toyota Hummer bus and a parked trailer.   The spokesperson of the State Police Command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, confirmed …

Auwal Sankara   A Nigerian doctor, Abdullahi Dahiru, has said that the husband of a woman allegedly caught in a compromising position with Jigawa State Commissioner of Special Duties, Auwal Sankara, should have simply divorced her to “protect the honour of his children” instead of involving the Kano Hisbah Board.   “They The case of Jigawa state commissioner arrested by …

The Commissioner for special duties in Jigawa, Auwal Sankara, has denied allegations of having an illicit affair with a married woman.   LIB had reported that the Kano state Hisbah board on Friday, October 18, said its officials had arrested Sankara after he was allegedly found in an uncompleted building having an illicit affair with a married woman in Kano. …

The Jigawa State Police Command has arrested one Nura Mas’ud, 26, for setting his 60-year-old grandmother ablaze in Sule Tankarkar Local Government Area of the state.     The spokesperson of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, October 12, 2024, said the suspect went to his family house with a petrol canister, …

The Jigawa State Police Command has announced the arrest of a notorious armed robbery suspect terrorising communities in the state.     The spokesperson of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday, September 30, 2024, said the suspect, Buhari Ya’u, was arrested in Benue State by operatives Operatives of the State Intelligence Department …

The spokesman of the State Police Command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday, September 30, said the driver identified as Usman Idris lost control and rammed into the gathering. “A fatal motor vehicle and pedestrian accident occurred on Sunday along Kano-Gumel road at Gagarawa village in Ringim LGA,” the statement read.   “The …

Four teenage girls drowned in a pond in Malkaderi village, Gagarawa Local Government Area of Jigawa State.   The spokesperson of the command, DSP Lawan Shiisu Adam, who made this known to newsmen in Dutse said the incident occurred on Saturday, September 28, 2024.    Adam said the victims, identified as Saina’u Musa, 12; Fiddausi Ado, 11; Habiba Musa, 12; …