{"id":194568,"date":"2026-02-12T12:23:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/kwankwaso-urges-us-lawmakers-to-verify-facts"},"modified":"2026-02-12T13:33:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:33:15","slug":"kwankwaso-urges-us-lawmakers-to-verify-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/kwankwaso-urges-us-lawmakers-to-verify-facts","title":{"rendered":"Kwankwaso Urges US Lawmakers to Verify Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has urged United States lawmakers to do more research and get their facts right, following the introduction of a bill that proposed sanctions against former Kano State governor, Rabi\u2019u Kwankwaso.<\/p>\n<p>Sani said this in a statement posted on his verified X handle on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>He said that any group that picks up arms to kill or kidnap innocent people under any guise is deserving of being designated as a terrorist group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut the US Lawmakers need to do more deeper and broader research to get their facts right. Senator Kwankwaso has never been an extremist who condoned, supported or encouraged any act of religious persecution, violence or discrimination.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis conduct while in office can be verified.It should also be noted that in some cases,the leadership of Miyetti Allah and Kautal Hore are themselves targets of Bandits and terrorists.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA bill that would have political,historical and global significance must be a product of meticulous, intelligent and comprehensive research,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>This is coming as the US lawmakers introduced a new bill that proposed sanctions against the Fulani militia and Kwankwaso.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has urged United States lawmakers to do more research and get their facts right, following the introduction of a bill that proposed sanctions against former Kano State governor, Rabi\u2019u Kwankwaso. Sani said this in a statement posted on his verified X handle on Thursday. 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