Police arrest political thugs allegedly hired to disrupt re-run election in Kano

Kano state Police Command on Saturday arrested some political thugs allegedly hired to disrupt the re-run election in some part of the state.

According to the state’s Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Usaini Gumel who disclosed this while speaking with newsmen, the thugs arrested were in possession of arms.

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

CP Gumel said, “we saw a truck that is faulty by the road side. We saw people in large number by the roadside. At first, they gave us impression that it was the fuel of the vehicle that got finished. But upon close observation, we saw them in possession of arms. 

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

“We will get the Gwarmai to know if he is truly a candidate contesting and why did he invite 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,” CP Gumel however stated.