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Police arrest 873 kidnap suspects in Kano

The Kano State Police Command, on Monday, confirmed that it arrested no fewer than 873 suspects so far for alleged robbery, kidnapping, and other crimes during the just-concluded nationwide protests. All the suspects, who were detained from across the state, were paraded before newsmen on Monday at the command’s  Bompai. The Commissioner of Police, Salma Dogo, who made the disclosure, said the arrests were made possible through the command’s efforts to maintain law and order,...

The payments were broken into N1.6 billion for “Domestic Interest/discount” and another N58 billion paid for “Domestic Principal.” A review of the budget performance documents of Kano State has shown that a sum of N60billion was spent by the state on public debt charges between April and June 2024.   The N60billion was spent in the second quarter and this is despite the fact that only N4.6 billion was budgeted to be spent by the...

632 arrested for vandalism, looting in Kano

The Kano State Government has said that no fewer than 632 suspects have been arraigned for vandalising public facilities and looting as the ongoing hunger protest continues in the state. The spokesman for the state governor, Sanusi Dawakin Tofa, confirmed the arraignment of the suspects in a statement on Monday. He explained that the 632 arraigned suspects were arrested for destroying public assets in parts of the city. Tofa warned that the Kano State Government’s...

No fewer than 13 people, including women and children, have been confirmed dead in Kano State as unharmed protesters were attacked by security operatives on Saturday amid the ongoing nationwide protests.  It was learnt that the violence erupted in Rijiyar Lemo, Kurna to Bachirawa areas in Fagge Local Government, Kofar Nassarawa in Kano municipal and Unguwa Uku area of Tarauni Local Government of the state. In a video seen by SaharaReporters, thousands of peaceful protesters...

Kano remains calm as residents comply with 24-hour curfew 

The ancient city of Kano has remained calm since Friday following the decision by the State Government to impose a 24-hour curfew on the state after Thursday’s protest against hunger that turned into violence and massive looting of public properties across the state capital. The ugly situation compelled Governor Abba Yusuf to impose a 24-hour curfew on the state to prevent further spread of the massive destruction and looting as well as to protect lives...

An All Progressives Congress (APC) Chieftain who took photographs with the party’s National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje and 2023 governorship candidate, Dr Nasiru Gawuna, has been caught vandalising government property and attempting to lead violent thugs into the Government House in Kano State.   Some hoodlums had on Thursday hijacked the initially peaceful #EndBadGovernance protest in the state.   They broke into several shops in the metropolis and looted food items.   The hoodlums also vandalised...

Hundreds of youths continued their protest against hardship for a second day in parts of Dutse, Jigawa State, despite a 24-hour curfew imposed by the state government.   Security agencies clashed with protesters around Zai, blocking them from accessing commercial areas and major buildings.   A Zai Quarters resident stated that thousands of youths, chanting anti-government slogans, resisted tear gas used by security forces to disperse them, Leadership reports.    In Shuwarin, on Dutse’s outskirts,...

While office furniture and fittings gulped N10.4billion, capital expenditure for water resources took only N4.2 billion in the first six months of 2024. A review of the budget performance documents has shown that the Kano State government under Abba Yusuf spent the sum of N10 billion on office furniture and fittings in the first six months of 2024. The state had budgeted N3.9 billion for office furniture and fittings for the whole of 2024 fiscal...

NDLEA secures conviction of 22 Kano drug dealers

The Kano State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said it had secured the conviction of 22 drug dealers in the state in July 2024. The state NDLEA Commander, Abubakar Ahmad, disclosed this while briefing newsmen on the activities of the agency on Thursday. He explained that the conviction was a major victory in the agency’s fight against illicit drug trafficking and abuse, as all the convicts were sentenced to various jail terms....

Kano banker, three others nabbed for currency fraud

A banker, Kamaluddeen Lawal, and three businessmen have been arrested in Kano, over their fraudulent engagement in recycling and manipulating the specific amount of cash deposited in the bank for savings. The three alleged accomplices include Ismail Ibrahim Ilu, Lamido Bala and Abba Mohammed, who had been arrested by operatives of the Kano Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, over their shady bank transactions. The EFCC spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, who confirmed the arrest...