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.
The 18-year old becomes the Emir’s
fourth wife. She only recently
completed secondary school.
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 told PT that the
Wedding Fatiha held inside the palace
of the Lamido minutes after the
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.
“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 Dan Fodio’s jihad.”
A reliable source say the young wife
will not move in with the Emir
immediately but after some time.
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