The Kaduna State Command of the
Department of State Services ( DSS ) has explained why it arrested the Director
General of the Peoples Democratic Party campaign, Ben Bako.
The security outfit said it
picked up Bako because of a recent inciting statement credited to him.
It said if left unchecked, the
comment was capable of leading to a “complete breakdown of law and order in the
state and beyond”.
It would be recalled, that the
PDP Campaign DG, Mr. Ben Bako, was arrested after a video in which he allegedly
called for anybody that fails to vote for the PDP in the forthcoming election
to be killed.
The PDP in the state, however,
said his arrest was part of a plan by the All Progressives Congress in the
state to clampdown on opposition elements.
But in a statement issued in
Kaduna, the DSS said the PDP chieftain was arrested in order for him to “shed
more light on his inciting statement.
The statement which, was issued
and signed by AI Koya, state director of DSS of the state Command said “other
people with similar tendencies are also being investigated and would equally
face the same fate of found culpable.
His words: “On the 9th February,
2019, this service invited Mr. Ben. Bako to shed more light on his inciting
statement and call for violence in the state. Earlier on the 7th February, 2019
Bako had addressed a rally at Kafanchan, Jema’a local government area of Kaduna
state.
“During the rally, Bako was
recorded calling his followers to kill anybody that votes for any party other
than the PDP. The video has already gone viral through the social media.
“Bako, a former commissioner for
information in this state and a leader in his own right made this call along
with other inviting statements at Kafanchan, deliberately with the intention to
cause violence in the state
“This development, if left
unchecked, could lead to complete breakdown of law and order in this state and
beyond. Consequently, Bako is under investigation by the service and would be
charged to court as soon as investigation is completed. Other people with
similar tendencies are also being investigated and would equally face the same
fate if found culpable.
“The service assures the good
people of Kaduna state that in collaboration with sister security agencies
would ensure that citizens are free to exercise their right to freedom of
association and choice without hindrance,” the statement read.
But the PDP in the state has
accused that the action of the DSS was premeditated, saying that, the party was
aware of the ruling party’s plan arrest top leaders of the opposition party.
Chairman of the PDP, Mr. Felix
Hassan Hyat, who addressed the press at the party’s secretariat in Kaduna said,
“in the first week of December, 2018 we started hearing rumours that the
Governor of Kaduna State, Mallam Nasir El-Rufa’i in collaboration with State
Security agencies will arrest strong PDP members, days before the elections.
“We took it as mere rumours. The
reality is now on ground and the action has started.”
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