From Umar Dankano, Yola
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested a gubernatorial hopeful of the Social Democratic party, SDP in the state, Mr. Abel Behora over alleged defamation of character of the command.
Spokesman of the command S.P Othman Abubakar disclosed this to newsmen in Yola on Monday stating that the governorship aspirant has since been charged to court for allegedly defaming the character of the police in the command He said the politician is arrested and detained for alleged deformation, inciting the public against constituted authority, and dishing out false information against the Police.
The suspect is alleged to have gone on a local radio station to accuse the state police command of taking bribe in the on-going crisis rocking the State chapter of the Social Democratic party.
According to the Police image maker, the suspect was quoted of accusing the Police Command culminating in the suspension of the State Chairman of the SDP, Mr Ibrahim Bebetu.
Adamawa State chapter of the Social Democratic Party, SDP has been engulfed in crises leading to the suspension of many of the party top hierarchy in the recent times.
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