AIG Zone 1 Orders Investigation Of Police Inspector Pictured Voting In Kano APC Congress

The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 1 Abubakar Sadiq Bello has ordered the investigation of the unprofessional conduct of a policeman pictured voting during state congress of All progressive Congress (APC) in Kano.

As gathered the AIG has referred the matter to the Zonal X-Squad for investigation.

In a statement signed by the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer Abubakar Zayyanu identified the police officer as Bashir Mohammed attached to the government house, Kano, from where he was deployed to work with the state Chairman of APC Abdullahi Abbas as a security aide.

The statement reads thus; “The attention of the Inspector-General of Police Zone one Headquarters, Kano has been drawn to a trending picture on social media, of an inspector of police casting vote at the recently conducted Kano State congress of the APC along with his principal, the state party chairman, Abdullahi Abbas.

“The inspector of police has been identified as Bashir Mohammed of the Special Protection Unit, Base One, Kano. The inspector is attached to the government house, Kano from where he was deployed to work with the said Abdullahi Abbas as a security aide.

“In view of this seemingly unprofessional conduct of the inspector, the AIG has referred the matter to the Zonal X-Squad for investigation.

“If the inspector is found to have committed a disciplinary offense by this action, the appropriate disciplinary measure will be taken against him.

“Finally,  we want to assure members of the public that further development on the matter will be communicated please.”