Military Clears Embattled House Majority Leader Caught in Video Firing AK 47

Military Clears Embattled House Majority Leader Caught in Video Firing AK 47

Alhassan Ado Doguwa, the embattled house of representatives majority leader, caught in a viral video bearing a gun, has been cleared by the Nigerian Defence Headquarters.

According to Guardian, the defence headquarters said the video was shot during a 3 Brigade Nigerian Army Training Exercise, adding that the lawmaker was invited as a special guest and fired the AK-47 rifle in the Falgore Forest.

Alhassan Ado Doguwa/APC/NNPP/Nigerian Defence Authority/2023 Election
Military reveals actual place embattled lawmaker fired AK-47 Photo Credit: Alhassan Ado Doguwa
Source: Twitter

The statement reads in part:

“It is worthy to state that when senior citizens and special guests are invited for such exercises, they are accorded the honour to participate in the firing exercise as a ceremonial firing party. Ceremonial firing in such an exercise is the practice the world over."

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Google's Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop. He previously worked as an Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng