Kebbi govt demands apology from ADC over demolition allegations

The Kebbi State Government has rejected allegations by the African Democratic Congress, ADC, linking it to the demolition of a spot adjacent Azbir Hotel on Sani Abacha Bypass successful Birnin Kebbi.

The authorities described the allegations arsenic false, misleading and politically motivated, demanding a nationalist retraction and an unreserved apology from the absorption party.

The Commissioner for Information and Culture, Yakubu Ahmed BK, stated this during a property briefing successful Birnin Kebbi connected Monday, November 2, 2026.

He accused the ADC of spreading unverified claims and misinformation to harm the representation of Governor Nasir Idris's medication up of the 2027 wide elections.

Speaking connected the demolition, the commissioner said the incidental was a backstage onshore quality betwixt individuals and had been wrongly presented connected societal media arsenic an enactment by the authorities authorities against spot belonging to an absorption member.

He said a businessman, Umaru Mohammed Gulumbe, who claimed ownership of the disputed land, presented documents, including a Certificate of Occupancy signed by erstwhile Governor Adamu Aliero.

According to Ahmed-BK, "Gulumbe had formally reported the alleged trespass to the Police and petitioned the Ministry of Lands and Housing."

He added that committees acceptable up to analyse the substance examined the competing claims and confirmed ownership of the spot successful favour of Gulumbe.

The commission...