The Kano Emirate Council has dismissed as false a viral video alleging that Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II obtained a carry-over in one of his law courses at Northwest University, Kano.
The video, which circulated widely on social media platforms on Sunday, purportedly suggested that the former Central Bank of Nigeria governor had failed to meet the academic requirements for one of his courses.
Mr Sanusi is currently enrolled as a 200-level undergraduate student in the Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) programme in Common Law and Sharia at the university.
However, Muhammad Ado, Secretary in the Office of the Emir, said the claim was untrue, insisting that the Emir remained on course to graduate with a first-class degree.
According to him, the Emirate’s records showed that Sanusi needed only one additional point to attain a first-class grade.
“We attended a programme organised by Law Students in the university on Saturday, and a student took the video. But it’s not true.
“In our calculations, it remains only one point for the Emir to attain first class. Sunday Dare was a visiting lecturer at the programme,” Ado said.
A student of the university, Ibrahim Abubakar-Danmasani, also dismissed the claim, saying examinations at the institution had not commenced as of Sunday.
He said the examinations were expected to begin on Monday.
Sources within the university also corroborated the position of the Emirate Council, saying the viral video did not reflect the true academic situation of the Emir.
The sources attributed the video to some youths who allegedly recorded and circulated it as a prank.