Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa, has been picked up by the police for allegedly being involved in the killing of some political opponents and torching of the secretariat of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) during the recent elections.
At least, three persons were confirmed killed when the NNPP campaign secretariat in Tudun Wada was set ablaze.
During the collation of the results of Doguwa/Tudun Wada House of Representatives election, which Doguwa won, two persons were burnt to death.
It was gathered that Doguwa was arrested by the police at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, as he was about boarding a flight to Abuja.
According to a source, who spoke to Daily Trust, the report from the police leadership in Tudun Wada stated that Doguwa personally led the thugs that set ablaze the NNPP secretariat where at least two persons were burnt to death.
“He also used the pistol of his orderly and fired and several persons. So we have arrested him in connection to murder and arson.”
“He is currently cooling off in the state Criminal Investigation Department,” the source, who is very familiar with the investigation and asked not to be named, said.
The spokesman of the Kano Police Command, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, did not respond to call to his number.
Earlier, Doguwa had in a press briefing with journalists denied any culpability and said he learnt that the police were looking for him but he had not received any formal invitation.
He also denied allegations that he shot at several individuals in the fracas that broke out, saying he does not own a gun neither does he know how to fire one.
“I never held a gun. I don’t even know how to hold a gun. I also never held any weapon throughout the election,” he said.
He, however, said the crisis started when NNPP supporters came with the mindset of burning the INEC office and were repelled by supporters of APC.