By Sabiu Abdullahi
The Department of State Services (DSS) has freed a number of Kano State Government officials who were earlier invited for questioning over a petition submitted by former governor Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.
The officials spent about four hours in custody after honouring the DSS invitation. They were later granted bail on self-recognition.
Among those affected are Sunusi Bature Dawakin Tofa, Director General of Media and Publicity at the Kano Government House; Ibrahim Adam, Special Adviser on Information; Salisu Yahaya Hotoro, APC Youth Leader in Kano; and Nuhu Dambazau, a senior reporter at the Government House.
Kwankwaso lodged the complaint under the Kwankwasiyya Movement. He accused the officials of engaging in cyberbullying and making defamatory statements against him and some of his loyalists on social media platforms.
In the petition dated April 10, 2026, he alleged that the individuals carried out coordinated online attacks aimed at tarnishing his image.
Their release soon after interrogation indicates that the matter is still under investigation, with no final decision announced.
The incident comes at a time of heightened online political exchanges between supporters of the Kwankwasiyya Movement and those aligned with the Kano State Government.
As of the time this report was filed, there has been no official response from either the DSS or the Kano State Government regarding the development.
