The Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has reportedly finally tied
the knot with his rumoured heartthrob, Sa’adatu Barkindo-Musdafa, the
daughter of the Lamido of Adamawa, Muhammadu Barkindo-Musdafa.
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.
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.