Suspects arrested over death of Bauchi APC chieftain Hussain Gwabba

Alhaji Hussain Gwabba

Alhaji Hussain Gwabba: the deceased APC chairman in Bauchi LGA of Bauchi State.

By Ahmed Kaigama

Three suspects have been arrested over the death of Alhaji Hussain Gwabba, the All Progressives Congress, APC in Bauchi Local Government Area of Bauchi State.

Bauchi police spokesperson, SP Ahmed Wakil, confirmed the arrest in a statement made available to journalists in the state capital.

He said preliminary investigation into the murder of Alhaji Gwabba had led to the arrest of three suspects for interrogation.

“The result of the autopsy is being awaited, the outcome of the investigation will be made public, please,” he said.

According to him, the report indicates that On 14/05/2022 at about 11 30 Hrs, information was received from a good Samaritan that one Husseini Gwabba, 62, the new chairman of APC of Bauchi council, was in distress.

“DPO C Division visited the scene in a hotel located behind Specialist Hospital Bauchi where he met the victim vomiting.

“He immediately rushed him to ATBU Teaching Hospital Bauchi for treatment, where he was certified dead by a medical doctor,” he said.

The spokesman explained that the Commissioner of Police, Umar Sanda, has appealed to the general public to be calm.

He added that the police were investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of the deceased.(NAN)

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