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The Kano Zonal
Police office of the Criminal investigation Department (CID) have
arrested two leaders of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Jamilu
Dahiru Saude and AbdulKadir Musa, in connection with an alleged attack
on the Katsina State governor, Ibrahim Shehu Shema, during the recent
burial of late president Umar Musa Yar’Adua in Katsina.

Mr. Saude, who is
the younger brother of the chairman of Petroleum Trust Development
Fund, Muntaqa Rabe Darma, and Mr. Musa were arrested in Katsina by 7pm
on Friday and brought to Kano Zone 1 Police headquarters that same day
around 10.30pm local time.

They are said to be
both supporters of the late Yar’Adua, and are suspected to have
masterminded the attack on Mr. Shema and his other colleagues during
the burial of the late Yar’Adua. Security sources said that the duo
were quizzed and set free by the police over their alleged role shortly
after the incident, and have been regular callers at the Katsina State
police command headquarters until they were re-arrested last Friday and
brought to the Zonal CID.

Politically motivated?

Mr. Saude said the arrest was purely political because Mr. Shema had identified his elder brother as a potential threat.

“What I have been
going through in the hands of the police is politically motivated by
some forces who are scared of our influence in the state,” he said.

He further
explained that his ordeal is because of his repeated call on PDP
leaders to have respect for “internal democracy” in the state, adding
that his innocence will be established at the law courts.

Police officials at
the Zone 1 headquarters are, however, keeping sealed lips over the
arrest and detention of the high profile personalities in Katsina.

However, a top security chief in the zone confirmed the arrest of politicians but declined to comment on it.

“The guys are here with us based on instructions from the above and we are not allowed to comment on it for now,” he said.