A chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano State, Yusuf Imam popularly known as Ogan Boye, has been reportedly arrested by men of the Nigeria Police Force.
Imam News Band gathered, was arrested in the wee hours of Monday at his residence within the Nasarawa Local Government Area and whisked away to the State Command Headquarters in Bompai.
Although no reason has been given for his arrest but this paper learnt that his ordeal could be connected with the political climate in Kano, with skirmishes between suspected supporters of the APC and NNPP recorded in different parts of the state.
The two groups have recently clashed in different places within Nasarawa Local Government where the Deputy Governor and APC’s gubernatorial candidate, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna and NNPP’s Ogan Boye both hail from.
There have been also clashes between supporters of the two parties in Charanci Ward of Gwale Local Government where the NNPP’s gubernatorial candidate, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf and the APC’s state chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas both hail from.
Abdullahi Abbas, at the flag off of the party’s gubernatorial campaign recently held in Gaya, stated that his party cannot be defeated, and is poised to win next year’s gubernatorial election by hook or crook.
However, the NNPP’s state chairman, Hon Umar Haruna Doguwa while replying to Abbas’ comment, claimed that his party was ready to match the ruling party’s violence and win by hook or crook.
