The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested the Managing Director of Kano State’s Consumer Protection Council (KCPC) General Idris Bello Dambazau (rtd) over allegations of economic sabotage.
Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje had appointed General Dambazau (Rtd) as the MD of the council in September 2021.
It was learnt that Dambazau was arrested for allegedly sealing off seven filling stations in the state capital, an act the secret Police said was unilateral and unconstitutional.
A top official in the Kano state command of the DSS said Dambazau, who is billed to be charged to court today, was arrested on Sunday after fruitless attempts were made to unseal the filling stations.
“He went and seal seven filling stations under the guise of being the head of Consumer Protection Council and the Constitution is against that act,” the official said.
He added that Dambazau was contacted and it was gathered that he did not inform the DPR.
“No agency, organisation or Ministry can seal a filling station except with the directives from the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and he also did not get directives from security agencies,” the source added.
The security source further disclosed that the secret police also learnt that Dambazau had been sealing shops in several markets in the metropolis.
He said, “We reached out to him but he ignored our request. He was arrested and all the filling stations have been unsealed.
“We are charging him with the offense of the economic sabotage in line with the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.”