The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Doguwa, has been remanded in a correctional facility by a Kano State Magistrates’ Court. He is facing charges of culpable homicide and arson.

Doguwa was taken before Court 58 of the Magistrate’s Court in Nomansland area of the state metropolis on Wednesday evening following his arrest at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport late on Tuesday.

The remand order was given by Magistrate Ibrahim Yola after the First Information Report was read. The matter was adjourned to March 7. The Kano State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Haruna Kiyawa, stated that Doguwa was arrested in connection with a suspected case of criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, causing grievous hurt, mischief by fire and inciting disturbance during the election.

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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 explained that Doguwa was arrested because he had 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.