Bashir Mohammed, a police officer seen casting vote during the All Progressives Congress in Kano State is now facing questions from higher authorities.
The status of a security man as a Nigerian notwithstanding, the question of franchise for a uniformed officer on duty is another and this may be what the investigation on Mohammed may be resolving.
Besides, he is likely to be telling them if he cast the vote for himself or on behalf of someone else.
He was, on Saturday, seen beside Abdullahi Abbas, the newly elected Chairman of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s faction.
He is said to be attached to the Kano Government House, from where he was deployed to work with the state APC chairman.
According to Police Public Relations Officer in charge of Zone One in Kano, Abubakar Zayyanu, the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) in charge of the zone, Abubakar Sadiq Bello, ordered that the officer be probed over the “unprofessional act”.
“The attention of the Assistant 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 Kano State congress of the APC along with his principal, the state party chairman, Abdullahi Abbas.
“The inspector of police has been identified as Bashir Mohammed of the Special Protection Unit, Base One, Kano.
“The inspector is attached to the government house, Kano from where he was deployed to work with the said Abdullahi Abbas as a security aide.
“In view of this seemingly unprofessional conduct of the inspector, the AIG has referred the matter to the Zonal X-Squad for investigation.
“If the inspector is found to have committed a disciplinary offence by this action, the appropriate disciplinary measure will be taken against him,” Zayyanu was quoted as saying.
