Police Arrest House of Rep Majority Leader, Ado Doguwa
House of Representatives Leader, Alhassan Ado Doguwa has been arrested by the police in Kano.
He was arrested over his alleged role in the killing of several persons and burning of the secretariat of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) during the just concluded polls.
Doguwa was arrested at the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA) while about to board a flight to Abuja.
Sources privy to the arrest said the police alleged that Doguwa personally led the thugs that set ablaze the NNPP secretariat where at least two persons were burnt to death.
Doguwa was also alleged to have used the pistol of his orderly to shoot at several persons. According to the source, Doguwa is being held for arson and murder.
The police in Kano had confirmed that at least two persons were killed at the campaign secretariat of the NNPP in Tudun Wada after the secretariat was set ablaze.
Meanwhile, Doguwa had at a press briefing with journalists before his arrest denied any culpability and said he learnt that 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 and 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.
