The Nigeria Police Kano Command has clarified that the 326 suspects were arrested in the acts of Thursday, #End Bad Government Protests, in and around the city and not 2011 suspects as is being speculated.
The command Police Public Relations Officer, CSP, Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa made this known during a press briefing and parading of the suspects which includes old women, underage persons and others, on Friday, at the Police Headquarters, Kano.
Kiyawa noted that “the Command clarifies the recent deliberate false and mischievous news circulating on social media platforms concerning the photos of suspects and exhibits involved in the destruction and looting of public and private properties under the guise of the planned #End Bad Governance Nationwide Protest.”
He explained that, “against the misleading unverified social media reports that some of the images were posted sometime in 2011, and are been reposted now, are false and baseless”, insisting that, “these despicable acts are calculated attempts by enemies of peace to tarnished the reputable image of the Nigeria Police.”
He said, “These images showing suspects and exhibits are linked to the current incidents resulting from the ongoing August 2024 Nationwide Protest and have no relation with any incident in the year 2011.
“Interestingly, the same suspects in the alleged looting and vandalizing who were arrested and paraded by the Police Command on 01/08/2024 are here before the press today, 02/08/2024 for clarity
“On this note, the Commissioner of Police, Kano State Police Command, CP Salman Dogo Garba directed the Anti-Cyber Crime Unit of the Command to launch an investigation to arrest and prosecute the perpetrators of this ungodly act capable of instigating the public against the Police.
EndBadGovernment Protests: 326 suspects arrested in Kano were not of 2011- Police clarify
