Kwankwaso’s daughter files for divorce from Kano Governor Abba Yusuf, offers to refund dowry

Zainab Kwankwaso, the second wife of Kano Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, has filed for divorce in an Abuja court through Khul’i and offered to refund her dowry.

Zainab Musa Kwankwaso, the second wife of Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, has filed for divorce at an Upper Area Court in Gudu, Abuja, offering to refund the dowry paid by the governor.

Zainab, a daughter of former Kano governor, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, is seeking to end the marriage through Khul’i, an Islamic procedure that allows a woman to seek divorce by returning her dowry or offering compensation.

According to court documents obtained by DAILY NIGERIAN,as reported by Vanguard, the court has summoned Governor Yusuf to appear on November 17, 2026, to respond to the suit.

In her claim, Zainab cited a breakdown of the marriage, alleging a persistent lack of love, care, affection and emotional connection.

She said reconciliation efforts had failed and offered to refund the dowry paid on their wedding day.

The couple married on July 29, 2006, and have six children.

The suit follows her reported departure from the Kano Government House to her father’s residence and then to Abuja.