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By ABDALLAH EL-KUREBE
Sokoto \u2013 Sokoto State Police Command has arrested the Chief Imam of the Farfaru Juma\u2019at Mosque, Sokoto, Sheikh Abubakar Jibrin, for allegedly defacing the posters of the PDP presidential candidate, Dr Goodluck Jonathan.<\/p>\n

Spokesperson of the Police Command, ASP Al-Mustapha Sani, disclosed this to newsmen in Sokoto Tuesday.
According to him, the Chief Imam was arrested at a roundabout while he was using black paint to deface President Jonathan\u2019s posters by policemen on patrol.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe renowned Islamic cleric was arrested by our men on patrol using black paint to deface the posters of President Goodluck Jonathan and Alhaji Namadi Sambo at some roundabouts in Sokoto metropolis at around 5 pm on February, 28.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was arrested along with his two sons, his driver and a domestic aide. They have all been transferred to the Force CID, Abuja, today (Tuesday),\u201d Sani said.<\/p>\n

He advised the people of the state to continue to be law abiding, adding that \u201conly the use of ballot papers to either vote in or vote out candidates were lawful.\u201d<\/p>\n

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