The Kano State Police Command has arrested five people for allegedly destroying billboards and posters belonging to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and other politicians in the state.
The state Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori, disclosed this while responding to questions from journalists on security measures and the enforcement of the ban on public horse-riding in Kano.
Bakori said the suspects were arrested following investigations into the destruction of properties during tensions surrounding horse-riding and public processions in the state.
He said investigations had been concluded and the suspects had been charged to court.
The commissioner said the command would continue to take legal action against anyone found to have committed offences capable of threatening public peace.
The arrests followed a public outing by the Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, on Sunday.
According to Bakori, reports indicated that some of those accompanying the emir allegedly destroyed posters and billboards belonging to Tinubu, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and other politicians.
He said the incident had further heightened tensions amid the lingering dispute over the Kano Emirate.
