Bye-election: Police arrest 288 thugs with weapons in Kano

The Kano State Police Command has arrested no fewer than 288 thugs with dangerous weapons at the four local government areas where the bye-election is currently going on.

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP Abdullahi Haruna, confirmed the arrest of the suspects in a telephone interview with The Punch on Saturday.

“As at 1pm today (Saturday), 288 thugs were apprehended with dangerous weapons in the local government areas where the bye-election is going,” Haruna said.

He said the suspects were arrested for allegedly attempting to disrupt the bye-election.

He said the hoodlums were apprehended alongside their sponsors with dangerous weapons, including one pump-action gun, four locally made guns, cutlasses and sticks, among others.

“Items recovered from the suspects included one pump-action gun, four locally made guns, a number of cutlasses, sticks, bow and arrow, knives, catapult, among other dangerous weapons,” he said.