Kano Governor’s wife’s orderly arrested over Zainab Kwankwaso’s disappearance

An orderly attached to Zainab Kwankwaso, the second wife of Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf, was reportedly arrested on Saturday in connection with her disappearance from the Kano State Government House.

Zainab is the daughter of Engr. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, a former Kano State governor and political ally of Yusuf.
She was reportedly said to have left her matrimonial residence at the Government House in Kano and later surfaced at her father’s residence in Abuja, allegedly without the knowledge of her husband and her orderlies.

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Her orderly was reportedly arrested alongside three other persons said to be working with her.

CAPITAL POST had earlier reported on Saturday that Zainab had filed for divorce at an Abuja court, expressing her willingness to refund the dowry paid on her behalf.

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Reports have also indicated an ongoing dispute involving members of the Kwankwaso family and other relatives.
As of Saturday, the Kano State Commissioner of Police, Dr. Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, had reportedly taken over the investigation into the circumstances surrounding Zainab’s disappearance from the Government House.

There was no immediate reaction from the Kwankwaso family regarding the development as of Saturday.

The circumstances surrounding the reported disappearance and the arrests remained unclear at the time of filing this report.

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