Emir Sanusi Set To Take 17-Year-Old Girl As Fourth Wife

“The only thing we never get
enough of is love,” so says Henry
Miller, an American writer. Though
Miller’s philosophical postulation
was contained in his writings over
three decades ago, they are true and
eternal.
In an unconscious attestation to this
truism, the Emir of Kano, Malam
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi (Muhammadu
Sanusi II), is set to take his fourth
wife. The bridal candidate is a 17-
year-old beautiful daughter of the
Lamido of Adamawa, Alhaji
Muhammadu Barkindo Aliyu
Musdafa.
Sanusi, an accomplished banker,
who became the 14th Emir of Kano
last June, is a respected Islamic
Scholar, and his decision to take a
new wife is in line with Islamic
injunction which prescribes a
maximum of four wives for those
who can treat all of them equally.
Already, Sanusi has three beautiful
wives – Sadiya, Maryam and Rakiya.
Like in ancient times when bonds
between empires were deepened by
marriages among royals and nobles
across boundaries, the betrothal of
the Adamawa princess to Emir
Sanusi II may also be a move to
deepen royal bond between
Adamawa and Kano. Historically,
both emirates have similar origins in
the 19 century Usman dan Fodio’s
jihad.
Source:- This Day Live