Sokoto State APC Chieftains Arrested
With just hours to the 2015 presidential
elections, SaharaReporters has been informed
of the detention of some chieftains of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) by the Sokoto
State command of the Department of State
Security (DSS).
BY SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORK
MAR 28, 2015
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With just hours to the 2015 presidential
elections, SaharaReporters has been informed
of the detention of some chieftains of the All
Progressives Congress (APC) by the Sokoto
State command of the Department of State
Security (DSS).
Alhaji Ummarun Kwabo
Photo Credit:
Sahara Reporters Media
Those under arrest include Alhaji Mu’azu
Zabira, the chairman of APC’s Security
Committee. The home of another APC
chieftain, Alhaji Ummarun Kwabo was raided,
during which Alhaji Abubakar Kani was
arrested. Up to the time of this report, no
information was available with regard to
where they are, or the offences for which they
are being held.
Confirming the situation to SaharaReporters,
the APC acting Chairman in the state, Alhaji
Usman Suleiman Danmadamin Isah, said
arrests are one of the strategies of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) to use force to seize
power in the state. Alhaji Isah said efforts
were being made to secure the release of the
men before the election.
Responding to telephone inquiries, the DSS
Director, Abubakar Bubuche, denied knowledge
of the arrests. The Sokoto State Police
Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), El-
Mustapha Sani, also denied that the Police
have a hand in the arrests.
The state PDP, in conjunction with the Federal
Government, is alleged to have listed about
nine APC chieftains in the state as well as
some state government officials to be detained
until the result of the elections is announced.
Meanwhile, Justice Rilwanu Aikawa of the
Sokoto Federal High Court has restrained the
EFCC, ICPC, the Police and the NIA from
arresting state government officials in relation
to investigations in alleged cases of
appropriation, disbursement and
administration of monies appropriated
between 2008 and 2014.
Also on Friday in Kaduna, Kaduna State, the
police was reported to have attempted to
detain several APC chieftains, including the
governorship candidate, Nasir El-Rufai, the
APC Senatorial Candidate for Kaduna North,
Suleiman Hunkuyi; and a top campaign
council official, Lawal Yakawada.
Premium Times said the APC officials had
declined to honour the invitation, but that
their lawyer wrote to the police to say the
matter over which they were invited was
already in court.
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SOURCE:
SAHARAREPORTERS, NEW YORK