Yusuf rescues Bayero’s daughter in Lagos after The Guardian report

Barely hours after The Guardian report, governor of Kano State, Abba Kabir Yusuf, yesterday extended his humanitarian gesture to the dauther of the late Emir of Kano, Zainab Jummai Ado Bayero, her brother and mother when he settled the rent bill of the Kano prince and princess few hours to the deadline of the eviction notice they were served by an apartment in Lagos.

The governor’s spokesperson, Mr. Sanusi Bature, arrived Lagos yesterday to meet with the General Manager of the apartment where the Ado Bayero family have lived since early this year, Mr. Sunel Kumar, who had vowed to evict them by 3pm today.

The governor’s intervention followed an outcry in The Guardian on Tuesday by Princess Zainab on behalf of her mother who were neglected by the royal family after the death of Bayero.

Until May 23, 2024, Zainab’s half brothers, Aminu Ado Bayero and Nasiru Ado Bayero were emirs of Kano and Bichi emirates in Kano.

Zainab, her brother and her mother have been facing difficult times since the demise of the late Emir of Kano Alhaji Ado Bayero due to the denial of their inheritance and being abondoned by the royal family.Zainab Ado Bayero is a passionate documentary producer who recently worked on the personality profile and documentary of her late father, Ado Abdullahi Bayero.Recieving the representative of Kano state Governor Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa in Lagos, Zainab and her mother deeply appreciated by the kind gesture of His Excellency Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf for his rescue that came at the right time.

“You came at the right time, we were about to be forcefully evicted from the facility for our inability to pay the rent, they said today is final, we must move out by 3:00 pm and you came just fifteen minutes to the time, they have already mobilised youths to remove us out of the apartment, Alhamdulillah for your arrival” Zainab stated. On his own part, the representative of Kano state Governor Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa stated that the governor’s humanitarian intervention was due to the fact that many citizens of Kano feel that the matter did not portray the royal family and Kano in good light. “They are not only members of the Royal Family, they are our Muslim sisters and brother, currently in need, Bature stated.