Police arrest five Kano youths for allegedly destroying Tinubu’s campaign posters
By Ishaya Ibrahim
The police in Kano have arrested five young men for allegedly destroying campaign billboards and posters bearing the image and name of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the state governor Abba Kabir Yusuf.
During a press briefing, the Kano State Police commissioner Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, said the young men 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.
According to a report by Daily Trust, the young men 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 belonging to President Tinubu, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and other politicians.
He said the incident further heightened tensions amid the lingering Kano Emirate dispute.
