A chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in
Kano State (names withheld) allegedly
abandoned his agbada and jumped a fence, while
evading arrest over electoral offences.
Kano State Police Command has declared him
and four others wanted for electoral offences
during the governorship and House of Assembly
elections in the state.
Addressing reporters in Kano, the Police
Commissioner, Ibrahim Idris, said suspect, a
close associate of a minister, was implicated by
14 suspects arrested by security agents for the
destruction of sensitive electoral materials at
Kauran Mata, Madobi Local Government Area of
the state.
He disclosed that when security agents stormed
the suspect’s residence to effect his arrest, he
jumped a fence and escaped into the bush,
abandoning his flowing gown, agbada.
Mr. Idris further said the command recorded 26
electoral offences, in which 76 suspects were
arrested and 78 sticks, 16 knives, 32 cutlasses,
four swords, two catapults, 15 arrows, one axe,
wraps of Indian hemp, among other exhibits,
recovered.
He also disclosed that it arrested an INEC ad
hoc staff at Bankamawa polling unit 003 in
Shanono council for thumb-printing 53 ballot
papers for a governorship candidate.
and 16 House of Assembly ballot papers, in a
hospital room.
He commended journa-lists and other
stakeholders for the successful comple-tion of
the elections in the state, noting that no single
life was lost during and after the exercise.
Source: Vanguard
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