A Senior Magistrate Court in Kano yesterday, remanded the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, in prison.
The house leader was initially arrested by the Kano state police command and was charged to court. He is currently in a correctional facility till 7th March, 2023 when the case comes up.
Why was Doguwa arrested?
Following complaints received on the gruesome murder of three persons, causing grievous injury to eight others in Tudun Wada Local Government Area (LGA) of Kano on 26th February 2023 while the collation of election results was ongoing, an alleged viral video of some victims with suspected gunshots surfaced on Social Media.
Accordingly, the Commissioner of Police in charge of the 2023 General Election, Kano State Command, CP Muhammad Yakubu directed the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID), Kano State Police Command to carry out a thorough investigation.
Consequently, the Department extended a formal invitation to majority leader Honorable Alhassan Ado Garba Doguwa, a member representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency for his alleged complicity in the incident the HoR leader didn’t honor the invitation, thus, the police activated a motion that would lead to his arrest.
Haruna Kiyawa, the Kano police public relations officer told journalists via a press release that “Doguwa was subsequently arrested by detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Bompai Kano at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano and the effort to get others at large is being intensified.”
While the Commissioner of Police appreciated the good people of Kano State for their peaceful conduct in maintaining law and order during the concluded Presidential and National Assembly Elections and its aftermath, the Command reiterated its commitment to safeguarding the lives and properties of the Kano populace. “Accordingly, the CP demonstrated his willingness to tame any subversive elements or actors no matter how highly placed, if they are out to disrupt the existing peaceful atmosphere being enjoyed in the State,” Kiyawa said.
