Inspector Bashir Muhammed (2nd right ) casting vote
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Trouble looms for an Inspector of Police, Bashir Muhammed attached to Kano Government House who was seen casting vote in uniform during the All Progressives Congress (APC) State Congress.
The Inspector was said to have been mobilised and deployed to work with the newly elected APC Chairman in Kano, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas as a security aide.
He however, went out of his way to cast vote with his principal while in Police uniform as could be seen in a video that has gone viral.
Reacting to the embarrassing development, the Kano State Police Command assured the public that its officer would be investigated.
In a statement by the Police Public Relations, zone one headquarters, Kano, Abubakar Zayyanu Ambursa, said, attention of the Assistant Inspector General of Police, zone one has been drawn to the trending video and action will be taken accordingly.
“The attention of the Inspector General of Police Zone One Headquarters Kano has been drawn to a trending picture on social media of an inspector of police casting vote at the recently conducted congress of the APC along with his principal the state party chairman, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas.
“The inspector has been identified as Bashir Mohammed of Special Protection Unit, Base One Kano.
The Police explained that the officer seen casting vote works with Kano State Government House from where he was deployed to work with the elected Chairman and probably became over ambitious.
The statement revealed that the matter has been referred to the zonal x-Squad for investigation. If the inspector is found to have committed disciplinary offence by this action, appropriate disciplinary measures will be taken against him” part of the statement reads.
