Police arrest five persons in Kano over alleged destruction of Tinubu’s campaign posters
By Editor
The police command in Kano has arrested five young men for allegedly destroying campaign billboards and posters of President Bola Tinubu and Gov. Abba Yusuf.
The State Police Commissioner, Mr Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, said this at a news conference in Kano.
Bakori said that the suspects were arrested following investigations into the destruction of properties during tensions surrounding horse-riding and public processions in the state.
He said investigations had been concluded and the suspects had been charged to court, adding that the command would continue to take legal action against anyone found to have committed offences capable of threatening public peace.
Sources at the police command indicated that the suspects were arrested during an outing by one of the Emirs of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, on Sunday.
The commissioner said reports indicated that some of those accompanying the emir allegedly destroyed posters and billboards containing the pictures of Tinubu, Gov. Abba Yusuf and other politicians.
He said the incident further heightened tensions amid the lingering Kano Emirate dispute.
