The police said they have arrested at least 85 susopolitical thugs in Kano after violent clashes on Thursday.
The arrests were made during clearance operations conducted by Joint Teams of security agencies after reported clashes between NNPP and APC supporters.
A statement by the police spokesperson Abdullahi Kiyawa on Thursday said the police also recovered various types of dangerous weapons.
The suspects and the recovered weapons were paraded at the command’s headquarters in Kano.
The statement said, “Recalled that, on 22/02/2023 reports were received that, three (3) Political Parties namely; the All Progressive Congress (APC), People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), planned to hold political rallies/processions on Thursday, 23/02/2023 within Kano metropolis.
“On receipt of the reports, and the likelihood of clashes and attacks on innocent citizens, the Commissioner of Police for the 2023 General Election, Kano State Command, CP Muhammad Yakubu immediately summoned the representatives of the three political parties to an emergency meeting to find a solution to the impasse. Unfortunately, there was no headway with their planned rallies/processions. The Commissioner of Police passionately appealed to the consciousness of the representatives that this is not in the best interest of the fragile security of the state. In view of this, the three political parties were advised to postpone the planned rallies/procession.”
