From Desmond Mgboh, Kano
Kano State Police Command have arrested a total of 161 suspects for various electoral offences during Saturdays governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state.
Parading the suspects at the Bompai Police headquarters on Sunday, the police identified the suspects as political thugs of different political persuasions in the state. including some party chieftains.
Kano State Commissioner of Police Mohammed Gumel told lournalists that among the arrested is one Isyaku Danja, a member of the state Assembly, who was picked for leading thugs to attempt to attack INEC Collation Center at Gezewa local government area as well as the police divisional office in the town.
Their offences. he stated included disruption of the voting exercise, vote buying , destruction of election materials, attempt to burn down INEC Collation Centers at the local government areas, being in possession of offensive weapons, including being in possession of illicit drugs and combustibles.
Gumel charge political parties to desist ftom spreading fake news and hate speeches capable of disrupting the peace of the state, even as he admonished the eventual winners to desist from reckless celebrations that may likely cause death, injury or damage to property.
The Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the North-west zone, Hafiz Mohammed Inuwa described Saturday’s polls in the zone as largely peaceful insisting that no other zone was able to achieve the level of peace recorded in the zone.