Former Majority Leader of House of Representatives, Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa has been declared innocent by a Federal High court sitting in Abuja over allegations of murder slammed on him by Kano state government.

In a certified true copy of the judgement of the Federal High Court dated 5 December 2023, now released in suit No: FHC/ABJ/ABJ/CS/714/2019, the judge, D.U. Okorowo cleared Doguwa of the murder allegation.

The Court also ordered Kano State Government to pay N25 million to Ado Doguwa as damages.

Doguwa, the Chairman, House Committee on Downstream Petroleum, is representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency in Kano state.

The NNPP government has dragged him to court accusing him of murder.

But the court declared that Doguwa was wrongly accused and awarded N25 million as damages against the Kano State Government and the police.

Doguwa was arrested by the police in Kano and arraigned in court over the murder case.

He was later released on bail at the orders of another court, after which he applied for the review of police investigations that led to his sudden arrest, arraignment and detention.

The Immediate-past All Progressives Congress (APC) government in the state had dropped the police investigation and exonerated him.

The alleged murder case was, however, reopened by the the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) administration in the state, accusing Doguwa of killing over 15 people, mostly NNPP members.

Howver, Doguwa sued the Attorney-General of the Federation, Inspector-General of Police, the Governor of Kano State, and the Attorney-General of Kano State over alleged infringement of his rights to dignity, liberty, and freedom of movement. (The Nation)

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