Power-drunk Ganduje Deploys DSS, Police To Harass Kano Islamic Cleric, Places Him On House Arrest
The order was given on the pretence that the cleric insults the “companions of the Holy Prophet Muhammed.”
by SaharaReporters, New York
Feb 06, 2021
The residence and mosque of a popular Islamic cleric, Abduljabbar Nasiru-Kabara, in Kano State have been taken over by operatives of the police and the Department of State Services. They were deployed on the instruction of the state governor, Abdullahi Ganduje.
SaharaReporters gathered that the DSS and police siege to his residence began on Wednesday. The cleric has been denied food and other necessary supplies to his home.
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The police in Kano on Wednesday paraded a 23-year-old widow, Maryam Muhammad, and three other suspected kidnappers, allegedly operating in Kano and Zamfara states.
Ms Muhammad is from Butsa village in Gusau Local Government Area of Zamfara State. The police said her husband was a notorious cattle rustler who had been killed while stealing cows.
Parading the suspects, the police spokesperson in Kano, Abdullahi Haruna, said they were arrested on Friday at an apartment in Kano where they were holding a victim, Mohammed Sanusi.
Mr Haruna said the suspects had demanded N10 million ransom from Mr Sanusi’s parents when they were arrested.
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