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A Senior Magistrate Court, sitting in Kano, yesterday remanded the Majority Leader, House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, in prison, after he was arraigned on five-count charge bothering on criminal conspiracy, culpable homicide, unlawful possession of firearms, mischief and incitement of public disturbance.
The court, presided over by Magistrate Ibrahim Mansur Yola, remanded the House leader in prison till March 7, 2023, when the case comes up.
Doguwa was arraigned before the court by the Kano State Commissioner of Police.
The offences are contrary to Section 79 sub-section 7 and Section 221 of the penal code.
According to the First Information Report, FIR, Alhassan Ado Doguwa was alleged to have conspired with one Bashir Dahiru and five others, now at large, to breach public peace in Tudun-Wada LGA by setting ablaze the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, office and leading to the death of one Alhassan Sarki Pawa and Aminu Malam.
It added that the House leader was found in possession of a gun, which he used to shoot one dead and left about three others sustaining injuries.
The Defence counsel, Abdul Adamu urged the court to grant the defendant bail on self-recognition insisting that the defendant would not jump bail, tamper with the police investigation and would provide reasonable surety to stand for him.

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