The House of Representatives Majority Leader, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, has been arrested by the police for his alleged role in the killing of several persons and burning of the secretariat of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) at the last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections.

The police confirmed that at least three persons were killed when the campaign secretariat of the NNPP in Tudunwada was set ablaze.

Two persons were burnt to death during the crisis that broke out during the collation of the results of Doguwa/Tudunwada House of Representatives election, which Doguwa was eventually declared to have won.

A credible source said Doguwa was picked up at the Malam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano when he was about to board a flight to Abuja.

The source said the report from the police leadership in Tudunwada said Doguwa personally led the thugs that set ablaze the NNPP secretariat where at least two persons were burnt to death.
“He also used the pistol of his orderly and fired and several persons. So, we have arrested him in connection to murder and arson. He is currently cooling off in the state Criminal Investigation Department,” the source said.

The Kano State Kano Police Command spokesman, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, a Superintendent (SP) did not respond to call to his number.

Earlier, Doguwa had in a press briefing denied any culpability and said he learnt that the police were looking for him, but he had not received any formal invitation.

He also denied allegations that he shot at several individuals in the fracas that broke out, saying he does not own a gun neither does he know how to fire one. “I never held a gun. I don’t even know how to hold a gun. I also never held any weapon throughout the election,” he said.

He, however, said the crisis started when NNPP supporters came with the mindset of burning the INEC office and were repelled by the All Progressives Congress (APC) supporters