From Mustapha Adamu, Kano
Kano state government has said that no fewer than 632 suspects have been arrested for looting and vandalizing public and private properties on the first day of #EndBadGovernance protest in the state.
The state government has also said the suspects have been arraigned at various courts in the state.
According to Sanusi Bature Dawakin-Tofa, spokesman of the state’s governor, the suspects had already been remanded until the conclusion of the case.
Speaking at a press conference at the government house on Monday, Dawakin-Tofa, who is the Director General, Media to the state governor, said normalcy is gradually returning in the second most populous city in the country.
According to him, the government is commitment to maintaining law and order, warning that those found guilty of vandalism again would be dealt with decisively.
He disclosed that the state government is set to commence mass training of youths at the 26 training institutes across the state, aimed at making the youths self reliant.
The DG also disclosed that following calls by well-meaning Nigerians to investigate killings and looting of properties during the protest, the government would soon set up a commission of inquiry in that regard.
“The committee would investigate the remote causes of the killings and the vandalization of properties, as well as identify the perpetrators for punishment,” he explained.
The DG said the government does not know the promoters of Russian flag being raised during the protest.
According to him, the governor already met with the original organizers of the genuine protest held on August 1, adding that the governor had already received their complains for onward delivery to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He said the government does not know the organizers of the protest where Russian flag is raised.
He said they had no any link with the government, adding that the government would do all it can to ensure maintenance of law and order in the state.
