Nigeria, Sept. 6 -- A member of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Doguwa (APC, Kano), has raised alarm over what he described as a disturbing wave of politically motivated violence targeted at members and supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in his Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency.

In a statement on Friday, Mr Doguwa alleged that the attacks were not isolated incidents but part of a deliberate strategy to intimidate and weaken APC structures at the grassroots level.

He accused the local leadership of the ruling New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) of orchestrating the violence, warning that such developments pose a serious threat to peace and democracy in Kano State.

The lawmaker cited the most recent incident on 2...