From Our Correspondent
Kano State Police Command has prosecuted 600 out of the 873 suspects arrested for allegedly destroying and looting government and public properties during the #EndBadGovernance protest.
This was disclosed yesterday by the Commissioner of Police, Salman Garba.
Speaking to newsmen, Garba said the suspects were arrested for criminal conspiracy, inciting disturbance, riot, theft, mischief and arson.
He said 150 suspects were prosecuted for violating the curfew enforced by the Kano State government and additional six suspects linked with masterminding the destruction, setting ablaze and looting of Kano Printing Press, KPP, are undergoing investigation.
Breaking down their offences, the police boss said the command “arrested and transferred 76 suspects flying Russian flags, including a foreigner to the Force Headquarters, Abuja for discreet investigation on charges of sedition. It also arrested 41 suspects for other major crimes including armed robbery, kidnapping, car theft and other crimes.”
He hinted that the command recovered two AK-47 exhibit rifles and other substantial properties looted by hoodlums at Audu Bako Secretariat NCC Office, High Court Complexes, Kano Printing Press, super markets and other destroyed places.
However, the commissioner explained that despite the challenges posed by the recent protest, no live was lost, adding that “we are not aware of any lives lost during the problems.”
He said the command arrested four kidnap suspects and five armed robbers, eight suspected car thieves and two human trafficking suspects, adding that they also arrested 23 suspected thugs (Yan Daba).
“We recovered four AK-47 rifles and one Beretta Pistol, 47 live ammunition, eight vehicles and four sacks containing Exol Tablets, and two Bajaj Boxer motorcycles.”
The command also recovered 22 cows, 15 sheep and four donkeys.
