Investigators are looking into the accounts of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, following reports of mismanagement of royal funds. BOUGHT AIRLINE TICKETS“The council has never bought a Rolls Royce for the emir,” treasurer Mahe Bashir Wali told reporters last week. The western-educated ruler has broken with royal tradition, speaking on the need for social reform in a fiercely conservative region. As emir, Sanusi has said men without sufficient means should not take more than one wife, prompting protests from clerics and residents in an area where polygamy is entrenched. DEVELOPED NORMSThe Kano emirate dates back more than 1,000 years, during which time it has developed norms and etiquette to which an emir is expected to adhere.

Source: Daily Nation May 01, 2017 18:33 UTC