Ganduje’s aide, Salihu Yakassai insults Emir Sanusi for defending Igbos over Kano children abduction

Aide to Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, Salihu Yakassai 

The Director - General, Media and Communications, Kano State Government, Salihu Yakasai, is under fire for insulting the Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II for defending Igbos over the abduction of nine children in the state.

Yakasai, in a tweet on his official twitter handle on Sunday, asked the emir to “stop opening his filthy mouth” to comment over the issue, saying that it would have been better if he had kept quiet.



There had been a heated debate in recent time regarding the abduction of some children from northern Nigeria to the South - East where they were given Igbo names and converted to Christianity.

But Sanusi had on Saturday said Igbos should not be attacked but blamed the parents for the incident, insisting that many northern parents had the bad habit of allowing their children roam the streets to beg thereby making them vulnerable to kidnap.




In his response, however, Ganduje’s aide said, “A very reckless comment to make. I wonder if any of his relatives get kidnapped or stolen, he will act the same way. The kids are not almajiris for goodness sake. SLS (Sanusi Lamido Sanusi) should have kept quiet instead of opening his filthy mouth to make such insensitive remarks. Nonsense!”

A very reckless comment to make. I wonder if any of his relatives get kidnapped or stolen if he will feel the same way. The kids are not almajiris for goodness sake. SLS should have kept quiet instead of opening his filthy mouth to make such insensitive remarks. Nonsense. https://t.co/9FiY9lP4GF

— Peacock (@dawisu) November 10, 2019

However, Dawisu and Emir have since been trending on Twitter over the matter, generating over 10 ,000 tweets as of 2 pm on Sunday.

But many Twitter users cautioned Dawisu for insulting the monarch.
Adamu Sarki Aliyu tweeted, “Our royal highness is on track. What he said is good. Don’t politicise his statement.”


Lamido tweeted, “Dawisu has lost it a long time ago. I don’t know why he chose to be bitter with Muhammad Sanusi.”

Also reacting, @AY _Zarewa said, “Dawisu has been ranting all over Twitter about SLS’ words, where are his children at 10 pm? Does he leave them roaming the streets ? Go to Yakasai by 10 .30 pm, you ’ll see the meaning of negligence. This contributes to child trafficking and rape , like it or not .”