The Nigeria Police Force has said it found some “incriminating items”, during the raid of the Sharada Residence of Lawan Kwankwaso, a younger brother of former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso on Wednesday night.
raided the Sharada residence of Lawan. Theraid on the residence of Lawan Kwankwaso, a younger brother to former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso.
The Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Jimoh Moshood, said operation which lasted for over three hours was possible, following a search warrant from the court.
Speaking to newsmen on Thursday, May 4, he said, “The police have the right to search, after having obtained a search warrant from a competent court of law.
“We have the constitutional powers to search the house of any individual, not minding his affiliation or person.
“So, the search was conducted and it was also in the presence of the owner of the house. We were there to look for items, which could serve as evidence in an ongoing investigation, and that was what we did. It did not matter whether the policemen came from Abuja or from the state command. The police are one.
“In the end, we found some incriminating items but I cannot tell you what the items are, because that is also part of investigation. The search did not have anything to do with the former governor. It was based on a search warrant from court,” he said.
Meanwhile , the Former Governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso on Thursday condemned the search of his brother’s house in Kano by the police.
Kwankwaso told the Hausa Service of the BBC that he was shocked over the development.
His words: “We woke up with a distressing situation that some people besieged the house of my brother in Kano for hours; on the allegation that cash and weapons were ferried to the building.
“They bundled the guardsman, threatening him to show them the vehicles and other valuables that were allegedly concealed in a garage within the house.
“The guardsman told them only rabbits were kept there but they forced their way in and that was it, only the rabbits were seen joyfully feasting on spinach.
“Not satisfied, the police ransacked everywhere, including the vehicles in the compound but could not trace anything incriminating. This is very sad and a serious setback for our democracy,” Kwankwaso said.
“We’re very disappointed that impunity is now the order of the day in a country we invested a lot to bring change; this is not the change we bargained for because we’re now in a helpless situation.
“If it were the previous government that’s doing this, we would not complain. Alas! this is being orchestrated by a government we worked to entrench.
“I’m one person that never allowed my immediate or extended family to be part of government while I was a governor; my brother is a retired teacher but look at what they did to him,” Kwankwaso said.
Asked if he regretted joining the APC, he said, “I would say my mind at the appropriate time but government must be mindful of its actions.”
The police reportedly raided the apartment in search of huge cash, arms and documents.
