2023: Kano police detain 61 alleged political thugs

Sixty-one accused political thugs were detained by Kano State police during the All Progressives Congress (APC, campaign there.

This was said by SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, the command’s spokesman, in a statement provided to the Daily Post on Thursday.

He said that this was done as part of the police’s efforts to make sure that the elections went smoothly and as part of the Command’s efforts to get rid of all crime in Kano State, especially the threat of political thuggery (daba).

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Kiyawa went on to say that the suspects were detained on Wednesday at Sani Abacha Stadium in Kano during a political event.

He claims that the suspects had “33 knives, 8 cutlasses, 4 scissors, 1 parcel of 11-inch-wraps of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp, 3 bottles of sucky and die, 500 suspected Exol tablets, and a bunch of charms.”

He declared that the suspects would face charges in court and be prosecuted.