Police arrest two for stealing station signpost during Kano protest
15 August 2024 |
10:15 am
Kano State Police Command has apprehended two individuals linked to the theft of a signpost from Bachirawa Police Station during the violent #EndBadGovernance protest. A video circulating online shows one of the suspects dragging away the stolen property. The arrest was confirmed by the police spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, in a statement posted on Facebook…
Kano State Police Command has apprehended two individuals linked to the theft of a signpost from Bachirawa Police Station during the violent #EndBadGovernance protest.
A video circulating online shows one of the suspects dragging away the stolen property.
The arrest was confirmed by the police spokesperson, SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, in a statement posted on Facebook on Wednesday.
Kiyawa said the suspects were caught due to the cooperation between the police and the community.
Kiyawa’s message, written in Hausa and later translated to English, stated that “the person who stole the Bachirawa Police Station signpost and the person who collected it are working hand in hand. Residents of the neighbourhood have brought up a new signpost. We are grateful to the people of Bachirawa.”
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