DSS Releases Four Aides Of Kano Governor On Bail Over Kwankwasiyya Petition

Four aides of the Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, including his spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, have been released on bail by the Department of State Services following a petition filed against them by the Kwankwasiyya Movement.

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The aides were reportedly detained by the Kano command of the DSS for about four hours before being granted bail on self-recognition.

Dawakin Tofa disclosed the development in a Facebook post, stating that he was detained alongside Salisu Yahaya Hotoro, Ibrahim Adam and Nuhu Dambazau.

According to him, the Kwankwasiyya Movement plans to take the matter to court, with their arraignment scheduled for Tuesday.

The governor’s spokesperson alleged that his inclusion in the petition was partly linked to a song he commissioned from All Progressives Congress praise singer Dauda Kahutu, popularly known as Rarara.

The song, he said, contained innuendos directed at former Kano State governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.

Dawakin Tofa admitted that he initially did not realise the gravity of the matter but expressed willingness to meet Kwankwaso and apologise before the court proceedings begin.

Despite the movement stating that it was responsible for the petition submitted to the DSS, the spokesperson insisted that Kwankwaso personally initiated the complaint against them.

Also reacting to the development, Salisu Hotoro, one of those detained and the Kano APC Youth Leader, suggested that the aides were not the only individuals attacking the Kwankwasiyya Movement online.

He claimed they were also victims of cyberbullying by supporters of the movement.

“So, now anyone we take to court, there won’t be any problem, right?” Hotoro asked rhetorically in a Facebook post on Saturday night.

Kwankwasiyya Alleges Cybercrime, Defamation

Earlier, the Kwankwasiyya Movement had petitioned the DSS, accusing the aides of cybercrime, intimidation and defamation against its leaders and members.

The petition listed alleged attacks on several prominent figures, including Kwankwaso, former Deputy Governor Aminu Abdussalam Gwarzo, Kano Central Senator Rufai Sani Hanga and his son, Muhammad Samir Hanga.

The development comes amid a deepening rift between Governor Yusuf and his former political mentor, Kwankwaso.

The political tension has reportedly intensified in recent weeks, with aides and supporters on both sides exchanging accusations of cyberbullying and defamation on social media.