Police recover arms, cash during by-elections in Kano, arraign suspects.

The Kano State Police Command has arrested 333 suspects for various electoral offenses during the Ghari/Tsanyawa re-run election and Bagwai/Shanono by-election. 

According to the command, the suspects were arrested for disrupting the electoral process and attempting to undermine the credibility of the exercise in Ghari, Bagwai, and Shanono Local Government Areas.

The police recovered several items including firearms, melee weapons, projectile weapons, vehicles, ballot boxes, and cash, from the suspects who have been charged with various electoral offenses, including criminal conspiracy, possession of offensive weapons, intimidation, and vote solicitation. 

The command said that the suspects have also been arraigned before Magistrate Courts in Kano for prosecution.

Commending the Inter-agency Consultative Committee on Election Security and other security agencies for their professionalism in safeguarding the process, the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu, urged residents to remain law-abiding, cooperate with security personnel, and view security as a collective responsibility.

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