The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has finally tied the knot with his rumoured
heartthrob, Sa’adatu Barkindo-Musdafa, the daughter of the Lamido of Adamawa, Muhammadu Barkindo-Musdafa, Premium
Times reports
The 18-year old becomes the emir’s fourth
wife. She recently completed secondary school
and is been enrolled for advanced level
studies.
In addition to his first wife, Sadiya, who is the
daughter of the late emir of Kano, Ado Bayero,
Mr. Sanusi has two other wives — Maryam and
Rakiya.
The secret wedding was contracted in a low-
keyed ceremony in the town of Yola on Friday.
Palace sources in Yola stated that the
wedding fatiha held inside the palace of the
Lamido minutes after Jumma’at prayer.
Insiders say that the influential emir only sent
out invitation to some dignitaries across the
country, as Kano government officials sneaked
into Yola for the wedding fatiha to avoid
journalists.
The Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje,
was said to have acted as the guardian for the
groom, while his Adamawa counterpart,
Jibrilla Bindow, played the role of the bride’s
guardian, who gave her hands out in marriage
to the monarch.
Mr. Sanusi’s rumoured marriage to the
princess was debunked in the past.
“His decision to take a new wife is in line with
Islamic injunction.
Islam allows having a maximum of four wives
for those who can treat all of them equally
and provide for a large family,’’ said a top
Kano state government official who travelled
to Yola for the wedding.
A social commentator, Dan’Almajiri Ibrahim,
argued that in ancient times, links between
empires were tightened by marriages among
royals and nobles across boundaries.
“So, the engagement of the Adamawa princess
to Emir Sanusi II may also be a move to
deepen royal bond between Adamawa and
Kano.
“You see, historically, both emirates have
similar origins in the 19th Century Uthman Bn
Fodio’s jihad,’’ he concluded.
Emir Sanusi could not be reached for
comments as he is currently away in Saudi
Arabia, where he is acting as leader of
Nigeria’s delegation to this year’s hajj.
A highly placed palace source however
confirmed the development to our source,
saying Sa’adatu would not move in with the
emir immediately.
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