Electoral Offence: Kano Ex-Commissioner on the run from Police after scaling fence

The Police in Kano have declared wanted a former Commissioner in the state, Alhaji Musa Iliyasu, for allegedly sponsoring thugs to disrupt last Saturday’s Governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections.

Vanguard reports that, Iliyasu allegedly disrupted the polls at Kauran Mata Ward in Madobi Local Government Area of the state.

The Police Commissioner, Mr Ibrahim Idris, disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Kano on Tuesday.
Iliyasu was a commissioner of Rural and Community Development during the administration of Malam Ibrahim Shekarau in the state.He said the command declared the suspect wanted along with four others who were still at large following the arrest of 14 others who mentioned the name of Iliyasu as their sponsor.
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“The suspects were arrested for snatching and burning electoral materials including 4, 015 ballot papers for governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections at Kauran Mata Registration Area Centre of Madobi local government council.We were at his residence to arrest him but he escaped through the fence of his house, therefore, we are now looking for him to charge him to court,”