October 27, 2011 12:16PM
The Jigawa Police Command said that it had arrested the Jigawa Action Congress of
Nigeria (ACN), Chairman,Alhaji Hassan Fulata, for allegedly defaming the character of Gov. Sule Lamido.
Malam Abdu Jinjiri, (ASP), the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), disclosed this in Dutse on Wednesday while briefing newsmen.
He said that the ACN chieftain's arrest was based on the complaint by Alhaji Yakubu Ruba, the state
Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, who alleged defamed the governor's character.
Jinjiri stated that the police command also received a warrant of arrest from a court that Fulata
should be arrested for the same offence.
"The reason for his arrest was on the allegation from the Office of the Attorney General that he defamed the
character of the Governor; we will take his statement in that respect.
"Additionally, a warrant arrest was also received from a court for his arrest, I don't know the name of the court
precisely.
"As l am talking to you now, he is with us here, we are taking his statement, after that we shall charge him to
court as soon as possible," the PPRO said.
The ACN had on May 17, 2011 petitioned the tribunal that Gov.Lamido did not graduate from Barewa College, Zaria, and that he was parading a forged WAEC certificate.
The tribunal on October 24, had dismissed the petition and validated the governor's WAEC certificate.
It will be recalled that Lamido had on Monday, after his victory at the tribunal, promised to sue ACN chairman
to Sharia Court for questioning his credentials.
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