Three Scandalous Cases Involving Lamido Sanusi

Currently the Emir of Kano, and the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria in the past, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, has been involved in several scandalous cases.
Amid another controversy associated with him having married a teenager, Naij.com recalls other incidents that generated noticeable feedback.

Letter to Jonathan

The letter which caused serious trouble for the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) which was accused of serious funds mismanagement.
Sanusi, at that time the serving CBN governor, in September 2013 wrote a letter to at that time the acting president of the country, Goodluck Jonathan. The official detailed the theft of close to $50 billion in oil proceeds by the government-owned firm adding that a huge chunk of sales proceeds were not remitted to government treasury.
The letter had not been made public until December 4, 2013 when it was leaked, not clear through which channel though. Then it turned out that the sum under question was $20 billion.
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Shortly after the incident, which expectedly caused public outrage and the need for probe, Sanusi was removed from his position of the CBN governor, before his tenure expiration. They said Jonathan had forced him to leave because of the letter. The president denied reports, but simply said Sanusi’s performance was unsatisfactory. Interestingly, Sanusi denied political undertone, either.
Gone as CBN governor, back as the Emir of Kano
Still under Jonathan’s presidency, Sanusi was announced the new Emir of Kano, having succeeded late Alhaji Ado Bayero. Some residents of the state took to the street in protest.
For some period the new emir could not access his palace, reportedly taken over by the police to protect the property. One of the sources said, however, that Sanusi was given entry to the palace after he had apologised to Jonathan for whatever “sin” he had committed.

And finally, unexpected marriage

Last Friday Sanusi was said to have “secretly” tied the knot with his fourth wife, who is only 18 years old. Nigerians blasted the religious leader over marrying a teenage girl, referring to him as a “sugar daddy” and to the newly-made spouse as a “child”.
The 54-year-old in his response to the critics explained there was nothing wrong about their family saying that those who see something filthy about the sacred bond, should buy themselves new brain.