The Emir of Kano Aminu Bayero was conspicuously absent at the well-attended wedding Fatiha of the daughter of his brother, Nasiru Bayero, held in Bichi town, some 45 kilometers away from the state capital.
Yusuf Buhari, the son of President Muhammadu Buhari, tied the knot with Zahra Nasiru Bayero at Bichi town, Kano on Friday.
But the absence of Emir of Kano at the grand event has sent tongues wagging in many quarters, with many wondering why he shunned the event despite the family ties.
Sources told reporters hat the Emir of Kano had requested the father of the bride, who is his immediate younger brother, to let the wedding take place in Kano, but the Bichi emir turned down the request and insisted on taking the event to his “domain