No fewer than 288 suspected political thugs were in Kano during Saturday’s re-run and by-elections across the state.
State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who disclosed this, said the suspects were apprehended with dangerous weapons, including a pump-action rifle, locally-made guns, knives, and cutlasses.
The PPRO said the arrests were part of efforts to ensure peaceful conduct of the elections, adding that investigations were ongoing and those found culpable would be prosecuted.
Kiyawa reaffirmed the command’s commitment to maintaining law and order.
He warned that political thuggery and violence would not be condoned in the state.
