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From Desmond Mgboh, Kano
The Department of State Services (DSS) has invited the Kano State Governor’s media aide and others for questioning over allegations of cyberbullying and intimidation.
The invitation followed a petition filed by members of the Kwankwasiyya Movement, who accused Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa and his associates of using social media platforms to harass and defame their members, including their leader, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the immediate past Deputy Governor, Aminu Abdulsalam Gwarzo, and the Senator representing Kano Central, Senator Rufai Sani Hanga.
Those whose names were also mentioned in the petition by the movement include Salisu Yahaya Hotoro, a Special Adviser on Information, Ibrahim Adam, Nuhu Dambazau, and Mukhtar Yahuza.
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In the petition signed by the state chairman of the movement, Hamisu Danzaki, the petitioners alleged that Sanusi Bature Dawakin Tofa and his associates engaged in sustained online harassment and defamation against members of the group.
The petitioners described the alleged social media misconduct as a threat to peace and democratic expression.
They, therefore, urged the DSS to investigate their claims and take appropriate action to curb the growing pattern of online intimidation targeting their members.
Daily Sun gathered that both the petitioners and the accused were part of the Kwankwasiyya Movement until the recent defection of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf to the All Progressives Congress (APC), which led to a split between the two groups.
