The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the Police Monitoring Unit to produce Governor Abba Yusuf’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, at the Force Headquarters in Abuja over alleged criminal defamation and masterminding the purported suspension of the APC national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, from the party at his ward level in Kano State.
Recall that in 2024, the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership of Ganduje Ward in Dawakin Tofa LGA suspended Ganduje from being a member over what they described as anti-party activities and lack of payment of party dues.
The purported suspension was alleged to be masterminded by the Kano State governor’s media aide, who happened to be from the same LGA with Ganduje.
However, in a letter dated May 23, 2025, with reference no. CR/3000/IGP-SEC/MU/ADM/14/ABJ/VOL 118/57, addressed to Secretary to the Kano State Government, the IGP demanded the release of Bature to appear before one SP Mojirode B. Obisiji on Thursday, May 29, 2025, for an interview.
According to the invitation letter signed by the head, IGP Monitoring Unit, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Akin Fakorede, “the police is investigating a case of Criminal Defamation of Characters, Intentional Insult, Impersonation and Conduct Likely to Cause Breach of Peace, reported to the IGP in which the above mentioned appointee attached to the office of the Executive Governor of Kano state as Chief Press Secretary featured prominently.
“In view of the above, you are requested to release the said Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa to report for an interview with the undersigned, through SP. Mojirode B. Obisiji on Thursday 29th May, 2025 by 1200hrs at the first floor Louis Edet House, Force Headquarters, Abuja, to shed more light on the allegation raised.”
Recall that the IGP in December, 2024 issued similar order with the deployment of operatives of the IGP’s monitoring unit to arrest the Kano Governor’s spokesperson and produce him to the force headquarters in Abuja.
