DSS arrested Kano tribunal judge? - Secret Police's spokesman speaks

The Department of State Services (DSS) has denied claims that its operatives arrested one of the Kano governorship election petition tribunal judges.

Recall the jurists ruled on the 2023 Kano state gubernatorial election on Wednesday, September 20.

Following the sack of Governor Abba Yusuf by the tribunal, his Chief Press Secretary (CPS), Sanusi Bature, alleged that the judges who handled the case were threatened and one of them was arrested.

However, while speaking to PRNigeria on Friday, September 22, Peter Afunanya, the spokesperson of the nation's secret police, denied the claim.

Afunanya said: “This is a very ridiculous statement. Arresting judges for what reason? It is not true, please.”

Legit.ng reports that while the tribunal, via Zoom, declared Nasiru Gawuna the winner of the 2023 poll, Governor Yusuf and his party, the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP), have vowed to appeal the verdict at a higher court.