VIDEO: Victims of Alhassan Ado Doguwa atrocities narrate how they were attacked (locked and burned inside NNPP office

A Kano State Magistrates’ Court has remanded the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Doguwa, at a correctional facility over charges of culpable homicide and arson.

Doguwa was taken before Court 58 of the Magistrate’s Court in Nomansland area of the state metropolis Wednesday evening following his arrest at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport late Tuesday, according to a Daily Trust report.

The magistrate, Ibrahim Yola, ordered the remand of Doguwa after the First Information Report was read. He thereafter adjourned the matter to March 7.

Earlier the Kano State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Haruna Kiyawa, said Doguwa was arrested in connection with a suspected case of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, causing grievous hurt, mischief by fire and inciting disturbance.

Counsel to the victims of the crime at Doguwa and Tudun Wada Federal Constituency are hopeful that justice will prevail after outlining the heinous crime committed by Alhassan Doguwa on the day of elections. 

The next adjourned date is March 7 for hearing of the bail application. According to the First Information Report, FIR, Alhassan Ado Doguwa was alleged to have conspired with one Bashir Dahiru and five others, now at large, to breach public peace in Tudun-Wada LGA by setting ablaze the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, office and leading to the death of one Alhassan Sarki Pawa and Aminu Malam.

It added that the House leader was found in possession of a gun, which he used to shoot one dead and left about three others sustaining injuries.

The Defence counsel, Abdul Adamu urged the court to grant the defendant bail on self-recognition insisting that the defendant would not jump bail, tamper with the police investigation and would provide reasonable surety to stand for him.He said the arrest followed complaints “received on the gruesome murder of three persons, causing grievous injury to eight others in Tudun Wada LGA on 26/02/2023 while the collation of election results was ongoing and an alleged viral video of some victims with suspected gunshots in the Social Media.”

Kiyawa said Doguwa was arrested because he refused to honour an invitation extended to him by the police.

“He was subsequently arrested by detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department Bompai Kano at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano,” the PPRO said.

He said the arrest followed complaints “received on the gruesome murder of three persons, causing grievous injury to eight others in Tudun Wada LGA on 26/02/2023 while the collation of election results was ongoing and an alleged viral video of some victims with suspected gunshots in the Social Media.”

Kiyawa said Doguwa was arrested because he refused to honour an invitation extended to him by the police.

“He was subsequently arrested by detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department Bompai Kano at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano,” the PPRO said.

Prosecution state counsel, while addressing journalists after the arraignment of Doguwa and another defendant, noted that the case needs further studying before giving their legal advice on the next adjourned hearing. The Prosecution Counsel, Aisha Salisu objected to the bail application urging the court not to grant the bail on the ground that part of the charges against the defendant included a capital offence.

Earlier, CP Muhammad Yakubu, yesterday, said the command arrested Doguwa, over alleged complicity in electoral violence recorded in Tudun Wada Local Government Area, LGA of the state, leading to the murder of three persons and grievous injuries to eight others during the just concluded general elections.

The Commissioner in a statement through the Command’s spokesperson, Abdullahi Haruna, said: “Following complaints received on the gruesome murder of three persons, causing grievous injuries to eight others in Tudun Wada LGA on 26/02/2023 while the collation of election results was ongoing and 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.

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