Alhaji Musa Illyasu Kwankwaso, a former Kano state commissioner in ex-Governor Ibrahim Shekarau’s administration, has been declared wanted by the police.
The Nation reports, that he is wanted for alleged involvement in the destruction of election materials at Kauran Mata Ward in Madobi Local Government during governorship and State Assembly elections.
The Police Commissioner Ibrahim Idris said that Kwankwaso scaled the fence when detectives from the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) stormed his home.
He said that the police also arrested 14 suspected thugs, who confessed that Kwankwaso sent them to destroy election materials.
“The suspects also fingered Kwankwaso as their sponsor. Detectives from the SCID stormed his home, but he jumped the fence, abandoned his regalia (jumper) and escaped into the bush. We are looking for him and four other suspects,” Idris added.
Narrating the incident, the commissioner said:
“On April 11, about 7 am when the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) supervisor was sharing materials at Kauran Mata Registration Area Centre (RAC) in Madobi Local Government, before distributing to polling stations, Hussaini Ibrahim of Kauran Mata village, the chairman of the PDP Vanguard in the area, introduced himself to the INEC supervisor and demanded explanation on the sensitive materials.
“While being attended to, he snatched ballot papers and tore them. He and other 18 accomplices, all of the same address, snatched and set ablaze 4015 ballot papers for the governorship and House of Assembly elections.
“The police arrived and rescued the INEC officials. They disarmed the thugs and retrieved the Card Readers. The materials were retrieved about 10:30 am. Accreditation and voting were later done.”
When contacted by Premium Times, Kwankwaso denied knowledge of any crime or a warrant for his arrest. He said that he was still moving around freely without any trouble.
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