Men of the Kano State Police Department have arrested Aminu Ali Shana, a Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The APC Chairman of the Yautan Arewa ward in Gabasawa Local Government Area of the State was arrested with 367 suspected Permanent Voters Cards, PVCs.
According to the police, Shana was arrested on October 14, 2022.
The state’s Police Spokesman Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa confirmed the development to newsmen.
Kiyawa revealed that the suspect had been taken into their custody, and an investigation had commenced.
It was gathered that the police had dispatched the suspected PVCs to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, for confirmation.
Thereafter, all the persons whose faces appeared on the cards might be invited for questioning.
The offence contravenes Section 21 and 22 sub-sections 1(a), (b), and (c) of the Electoral Act (amended).
Recall that the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano State had through its spokesperson, Sanusi Bature raised the alarm.
It alleged that some politicians in the State were hoarding/buying PVCs from voters.
This was in areas where they doubt their winning chances in the 2023 general elections.
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