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The Police Force headquarters is currently detaining the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) candidate for Nasarawa-West senatorial district, Gen. Ahmed Aboki Abdullahi (rtd), Peoples Daily learnt late last night.
A source close to the CPC candidate told our reporter that General Abdullahi is being held by the police at the Force CID in Garki Area 10, Abuja.
Sources close to the General confirmed that the CPC senatorial candidate was invited by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Hafiz Ringim, along with his Nasarawa-South senatorial district candidate, Alhaji Tanko Wamba.
Our sources revealed last night, however, that since he left Keffi to report to the IGP’s office in Abuja, the General could not be reached, thereby suggesting that he might have been detained by the police.
When contacted last night, Tanko Wambai confirmed that he and General Abdullahi were invited by the Police, but said he could not report to the Force headquarters yesterday because, “the message got to me at about 11pm today (yesterday) and I said I can’t leave for Abuja this night.”
The Nasarawa South CPC senatorial candidate could not however confirm General Abdullahi’s arrest, even though he said he could reach the former Director of Military Intelligence (DMI) since they spoke much earlier.
It would be recalled that the Nasarawa West and South senatorial contests were trailed by controversies, with the CPC threatening to challenge the results of last Saturday’s National Assembly election in the two senatorial districts over alleged electoral malpractices.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared former Governor Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Suleiman Adokwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winners of the election in Nasarawa West and South respectively.
Only last Monday it was reported that the CPC raised an alarm over alleged ballot box stuffing during the election by top PDP officials in the state.
The party, through its gubernatorial candidate, Alhaji Tanko Almakura, alleged that a highly placed government official was accosted by a team of security operatives in Giza development area, where it was alleged that the official was caught with illegal ballot boxes while thumb printing ballot papers in his personal residence.
All attempts to speak to the Police Force spokesman, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Olusola Amure for his reaction to the alleged arrest failed, as he refused to respond to phone calls to his cell phone, and also failed to reply a text message sent to him.
A source close to the CPC candidate told our reporter that General Abdullahi is being held by the police at the Force CID in Garki Area 10, Abuja.
Sources close to the General confirmed that the CPC senatorial candidate was invited by the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Hafiz Ringim, along with his Nasarawa-South senatorial district candidate, Alhaji Tanko Wamba.
Our sources revealed last night, however, that since he left Keffi to report to the IGP’s office in Abuja, the General could not be reached, thereby suggesting that he might have been detained by the police.
When contacted last night, Tanko Wambai confirmed that he and General Abdullahi were invited by the Police, but said he could not report to the Force headquarters yesterday because, “the message got to me at about 11pm today (yesterday) and I said I can’t leave for Abuja this night.”
The Nasarawa South CPC senatorial candidate could not however confirm General Abdullahi’s arrest, even though he said he could reach the former Director of Military Intelligence (DMI) since they spoke much earlier.
It would be recalled that the Nasarawa West and South senatorial contests were trailed by controversies, with the CPC threatening to challenge the results of last Saturday’s National Assembly election in the two senatorial districts over alleged electoral malpractices.
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared former Governor Abdullahi Adamu and Senator Suleiman Adokwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winners of the election in Nasarawa West and South respectively.
Only last Monday it was reported that the CPC raised an alarm over alleged ballot box stuffing during the election by top PDP officials in the state.
The party, through its gubernatorial candidate, Alhaji Tanko Almakura, alleged that a highly placed government official was accosted by a team of security operatives in Giza development area, where it was alleged that the official was caught with illegal ballot boxes while thumb printing ballot papers in his personal residence.
All attempts to speak to the Police Force spokesman, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Olusola Amure for his reaction to the alleged arrest failed, as he refused to respond to phone calls to his cell phone, and also failed to reply a text message sent to him.
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