Kano Election: Police Arrest Suspected Thugs

The Kano State Commissioner of Police Usaini Gumel said that suspects were allegedly hired to cause disruptions during the rerun election in the state’s Kunchi Local Government Area.

Adding that the suspects, who were reportedly hired by a politician running for office, had been apprehended with weapons by the Kano State Police Command.

He said, “The thugs were arrested around the Kunchi/Tsanyawa area, one of the constituencies in Kano State where the rerun election is taking place.

“We saw a truck that was faulty by the roadside. We saw people in large numbers by the roadside. At first, they gave us the impression that it was the fuel of the vehicle that was finished. But upon close observation, we saw them in possession of arms.

“One Abdulrazaq Muhammad aka Mai Salati, from Kano Municipal told us one man who is contesting in the area invited them over.

“We will get the man to know if he is truly a candidate contesting and why he invited them to the area.

“We suspect they are in the bush to lay ambush on the electoral officers while on their way with the election results.”