Zainab Musa Kwankwaso, the second wife of Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has approached an Upper Area Court in Gudu, Abuja, seeking the dissolution of their marriage through an Islamic divorce process.
Zainab, daughter of former Kano State Governor and Senator, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, reportedly filed the suit under the Islamic procedure known as Khul’i, which allows a woman to seek divorce by returning her dowry or offering compensation.
Court documents indicate that Governor Yusuf has been summoned to appear before the court on November 17, 2026, to respond to the application.
In her petition, Zainab cited an irretrievable breakdown of the marriage, alleging that the relationship had been characterised by a lack of love, care, affection and emotional attachment.
She also told the court that attempts to resolve the marital differences through reconciliation had failed, adding that she was prepared to return the dowry paid by the governor during their wedding.
The couple got married on July 29, 2006, and have six children together.
The divorce proceedings come weeks after reports emerged that Zainab had moved out of the Kano Government House to her father's residence before subsequently travelling to Abuja.
