APC, PDP fight dirty over arrests of opposition members in Zamfara

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The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has accused Governor Dauda Lawal of repeatedly using security personnel attached to the Government House to arrest and intimidate opposition members in the state.

In a statement released on Thursday, the party’s spokesman, Yusuf Idris, alleged that the governor had on several occasions deployed Government House security operatives to persecute APC members as part of efforts to weaken the party ahead of the 2027 elections.

According to Idris, no amount of intimidation or political persecution would prevent the APC from reclaiming power from the Peoples Democratic Party in the state in 2027.

The APC spokesman expressed outrage over the arrest of one of its members, Bashir Gusau, a social media influencer popularly known as Ambassador, who was reportedly arrested on Wednesday.

Idris said, “The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress is appalled by the illegal arrest of one of its members, Bashir Isah Gusau, by security personnel attached to Governor Dauda Lawal.

“He was picked up by four individuals who identified themselves as DSS operatives attached to the Government House and arrived in a covered plate number vehicle from the Government House.”

According to him, Gusau was tracked to a football viewing centre in the Sabon Gari area of Gusau, the state capital, at about 10 pm. Punch