The Kano State Police Command on Thursday, said 61 suspected political thugs have been arrested in its efforts to rid the state of all forms of crimes and criminality, especially during political campaigns.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Mamman Dauda, made the disclosure in a statement issued to newsmen by the command’s spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Haruna-Kiyawa, in Kano.
“The suspects were arrested on January 4, during political campaign clearance operations conducted during a political activity at Sani Abacha Stadium Kano,” he said Dauda added that prior to the clearance operation, a meeting of the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on election security and a peace summit, involving all critical stakeholders, held.“Political party leaders and candidates promised to cooperate with the police and other security agencies in the state for a safer and more secure election process,” he said.
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