Bad Governance Protest: Police arrest men who looted Kano court and stole guns
Bad Governance Protest: Police arrest men who looted Kano court and stole guns
Two men have been taken into custody by the Kano State Police Command after they broke into the state high court, stole firearms that were found belonging to suspected criminals, and vandalized offices in the pretense of a hunger strike.
The accused have been charged, according to command spokesperson SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, who made this announcement in a statement on Monday, August 5, 2024.
In the meantime, the judiciary has started an investigation to find the vandals and put them to justice, according to a statement made on Sunday by Baba Ibrahim, the spokesperson for the Kano State High Court.
Ibrahim claimed that on Thursday, August 1, they broke into the state high court's headquarters, vandalized offices, and took guns and cash that had been taken from kidnappers and retained as evidence in ongoing legal proceedings.
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“Private and official vehicles parked on the premises of the court were razed, while some were vandalised by the protest,” he explained.
“Offices, including that of the Chief Judge and other judges in the court, were vandalised. The protesters destroyed the new and old case files and scattered everything in the buildings.
“Exhibits, including guns kept in the court’s store, were also looted.
“This is the first time the Kano State Judiciary has witnessed such an incident. Vehicles parked on the court’s promises were also vandalised, and looted.”
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