From Mustapha Adamu, Kano
Concerned Citizens of Doguwa/Tudunwada have alleged that the leadership of House of Representatives and Kano state government are planning to set free, the House Majority Leader, Alhassan Ado Doguwa.
Doguwa was arraigned on Wednesday and remanded by Senior Magistrate, Ibrahim Mansur for culpable homicide, conspiracy, mischief, unlawful possession of fire arms and inciting disturbance.
The Majority Leader was arraigned by the Police at Mallam Aminu Kano Airport on Tuesday.
The police command, in a statement on Wednesday by its spokesman, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, said the arrest was made following complaints received on the gruesome murder of three persons, causing grievous injury to eight others in Tudun Wada Local Government Area on February 26 while the collation of election results was ongoing.
The statement added that an alleged viral video of some victims with suspected gunshots in the Social Media, the Commissioner of Police in charge of 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.
In continuation of the investigation, on 27th February 2023, the Department extended a formal invitation to Honorable Alhassan Ado Garba Doguwa, a member representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency for his alleged complicity in the incident.
“Sequel to his refusal to honour the invitation, the Command was left with no other option than to activate a motion that would lead to his arrest. He was subsequently arrested by detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) Bompai Kano at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA), Kano.
But, in a press conference yesterday, the group leader, Nura Muhammad Dankadai, said that what the National Assembly and Kano State Government are allegedly trying to do is tantamount to subversion of justice “and lack of empathy and compassion for the victim families of Tudun Wada and Doguwa Local Governments.”
“It is important to note that the people of Tudun Wada and Doguwa Local Government have every reasonable grounds to believe that the leadership of the National Assembly is currently collaborating with the Kano State Government to tinker with ongoing of the judicial processes by exerting pressure and undue influence on the judiciary to grant bail to Alhassan Ado Doguwa & Co.
“As esteemed gentlemen of the press, we’re concern that releasing the accused persons the National Assembly and Kano State Government are trying to do is tantamount to subversion of justice and lack of empathy and compassion for the victim families of Tudun Wada and Doguwa Local Governments.
“Further more, with the approaching of the Gubernatorial and State House of Assembly Elections on March 11th, 2023
. This nefarious act if allowed to prevail, will constitute immense threat to peaceful conduct of the forthcoming election.
“Finally, we are appealing to the Presidency, National Security Adviser, Inspector General of Police, Director State Security Services, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice and all National and International Stakeholders to come to the rescue of the ever peace loving people of Tudun Wada and Doguwa Local Governments of Kano State,” Dankadai appealed.
