‘Arrest Kwankwaso,’ APC Group Demands

Eko Hot Blog reports that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has called for the arrest of Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP).

Recall that Kwankwaso recently accused the Federal Government of breeding new Boko Haram insurgents in Kano.

In a statement on Tuesday, Kano State APC Chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, said, “Nigeria Security owes an urgent responsibility of not only arresting Dr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso who is behind the allegations but they must make him mention those who are sponsoring the insecurity in the State.”

Kwankwaso made his allegations on Monday during the flag-off ceremony for the construction of an 85-kilometer rural road in his hometown, Madobi.

He claimed that President Bola Tinubu’s administration is fostering a new breed of Boko Haram terrorists in Kano due to the Federal Government’s deployment of heavy security to the Nasarawa mini palace where the deposed Emir Aminu Ado Bayero is staying.

Abbas urged security agencies to detain Kwankwaso and compel him to identify those allegedly recruiting Boko Haram terrorists under the Federal Government’s directives.

EDITOR’S PICK

• Implementing Unsustainable Minimum Wage Will Lead To Job Loss – FG Warns NLC
• Tinubu’s Speech: No Consensus Reached On National Minimum Wage – NLC
• 25 Dead In Enugu Highway Crash Involving 10 Vehicles

“We want to call on security agents in the strongest terms to arrest this man so that he reveals the identity of the people he referred to as enemies of the state working for the Federal Government to recruit Boko Haram terrorists and insurgents,” the statement said.

Abbas condemned Kwankwaso’s comments, suggesting they indicate a sinister plan to cause unrest in Kano.

“Kwankwaso has for long been a security threat to Kano and the nation in view of his antecedents,” he alleged.

He accused Kwankwaso of leading a cult-like movement (Kwankwasiyya) and recruiting youths, mostly school dropouts, to perpetrate violence in the state.

The statement also recalled that before and during the 2023 election, numerous youths were allegedly recruited and empowered by Kwankwaso to intimidate the public through physical attacks and property destruction, in addition to threats made by Kwankwaso and his associates against judges during the legal battle over the governorship election.

Since the controversial reappointment of Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as Emir, Abbas claimed that armed thugs have been stationed at the Emir’s Palace, where illicit substances are openly sold, posing a threat to nearby residents.

Despite these accusations, Abbas maintained that the Federal Government would not be intimidated by threats from Kwankwaso.

Click below to watch our video of the week: