950 Suspected Political Thugs In Kano Were Arrested By Police

The number of suspected political thugs
arrested by the Kano State Police Command
has risen to 950 barely four days to the
rescheduled presidential and National
Assembly elections.

The state Police Commissioner, Wakili
Mohammed, confirmed the figure when
members of the Kano Election Peace
Committee paid him a visit in his office on
Tuesday. He said the command had so far
apprehended no fewer than 950 suspected
political thugs, locally referred to as ‘Yan
Daba’, for allegedly attacking innocent
residents of Kano metropolis within the last
nine days.

He explained that most of the suspects
were picked up in different parts of the city
for attacking residents with dangerous
weapons. According to him, out of the
number, 750 have been remanded in
various prisons pending the completion of
their trial by the courts.

The CP said most of those arrested were
found either acting under the influence of
substances suspected to be hard drugs,
possession of illicit drugs or with
dangerous weapons. “We are consistently
raiding black spots and once you are
arrested and confirmed to be a ‘Dan Daba’,
nobody will bail you,” Mohammed said.