Controversy over arrest, release of Zamfara APC chieftains accused of aiding banditry

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The Zamfara police released the suspects after intervention from Abuja.

But followers of Mr Yari said the charges against Mr Bungudu were politically-motivated.

While that dust was yet to settle, the police, acting on a tip off, swooped on a meeting convened by another associate of Mr Yari, Abu Dan-Tabawa , which was being attended by some alleged leaders of Fulani bandits.But not long after the arrest, the police commissioner in Zamfara was ordered by the police high command to release the suspects, all of whom have been released.

The source lamented that preferential treatment on persons accused of crimes is not in the interest of the state or the nation. “Like in the case of the latest arrest of Dan-Tabawa, the IGP was called directly from the Villa and the man was specifically mentioned to him that he should be released. He just had to obey.

On Sunday, scores of the party’s supporters marched on the police headquarters in Gusau to demand release of Mr Dan-Tabawa and others.

 

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