Kebbi governor sacks aide for ‘gay content’ on WhatsApp status

Governor Nasiru Idris of Kebbi State has sacked Babangida Sarki, his Special Adviser on Youths, for allegedly posting homosexual content on his Whatsapp status.

Ahmed Idris, the governor’s Media Aide, who announced the development on Monday said the governor was “enraged by the obnoxious development” which negated the morals and values of Kebbi, a largely Islamic state.

“The executive governor of Kebbi state, Nasiru Idris, relieved his special adviser on youths of his appointment, Babangida Sarki.

“The sacking of the SA was a sequel to an indecent posting he made on his WhatsApp status,” Ahmed stated.

Ahmed said the governor who is still attending Hajj in Saudi Arabia sacked Sarki immediately after he learnt of the development and cautioned other public officers against making such “heinous postings on their social media handles and other public fora”.

“The governor vowed that his administration would not condone any of such acts that denigrate the morality and integrity of the people of the state,” Ahmed added.

Ahmed said that Sarki “confessed that he uploaded the pictures himself” when he was interrogated.