Nigerian police officers
According to a Nigerian Tribune report, some heavily armed
policemen have sealed Marhaba Cinema venue for the gubernatorial primary
of Kano chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
All roads that lead to the venue situated within commercial area of
Nasarawa GRA have equally been blocked by the security agents.
Combat ready personnel were seen in strategic positions within around the premises of a decades old cinema.
Similarly, the headquarters of Kwankwasiyya Movement which also
housed the Constituency office of Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso (Kano
Central) located at Lugard road, a stone throw to Government house, Kano
has been taken over by the police.
This is as opposition party in the state is ready to conduct
primary election for no fewer than 4 gubernatorial aspirants jostling
for the sole ticket of the party.
Daily Independent learnt that the police standoff with the PDP
might not be unconnected with a subsisting court order that recognises
Mas’ud El Doguwa leadership over the Caretaker Committee by the national
leadership of the party.
A personal assistant to Abba Kabiru Yusuf, Rabiu Kwankwaso anointed
candidate for the primary election, Comrade Aminu Wali said that they
were at loss over the police action.
Wali who spoke with Daily Independent on phone accused the state
government of meddlesomeness in the internal affairs of the opposition
party.
He lamented that “it’s unfortunate that the police who
ordinarily should serve as guardian of democracy have capitulated in the
face of brazen assault”
The Kano police Public Relations Officer, SP Magaji Musa Majia, could not be reached for comment as at the time of this report.