A newly elected lawmaker, Sani Madakin Gini, who represents the Dala Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, was detained by the police on Wednesday for illegally possessing a firearm.
The arrest of the politician was confirmed in a statement by Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the state police command’s spokesman, who added that the case is still being investigated.
Sani Madakin Gini, a recently elected politician who represents the Dala Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, was detained by the police on Wednesday for illegally possessing a firearm.
The arrest of the politician was confirmed in a statement by Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the state police command’s spokesman, who added that the case is still being investigated.
He said: “We can confirm that Hon. Sani Madakin Gini has been arrested for unlawful possession of firearms. He is currently in our custody and undergoing investigation.
“The police will not relent in its effort at ensuring that the law is upheld and everyone, irrespective of their status or position, is held accountable for their actions.”
Gini, a member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), was elected into the National Assembly last Saturday.
He was arrested just 24 hours after the police picked up the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, for alleged violence.
Doguwa was arraigned on a five-count charge of culpable homicide, criminal conspiracy, causing grievous hurt, mischief by fire, and inciting public disturbances at the Kano State Magistrate Court on Wednesday.