A gang of young people attempting to sabotage the polls in Kano State’s Kunchi Local Government area have been detained by the police carrying potentially lethal weapons.
News360 Info noted that reports indicate the arrest of hundreds of armed youths who were traveling towards Kunchi/Tsanyawa Local Government Areas in an attempt to incite violence and spread fear, despite State Commissioner of Police Muhammad Usaini Gumel’s statement that no violence was reported during the ongoing rerun elections across 60 polling units in six local government areas and three constituencies.
Voter boxes were allegedly stolen during the process by some young people in the Tsanyawa local government district.
Meanwhile, the rerun election into the Kano State House of Assembly commenced peacefully in Kura Local Government area, with voters actively casting their ballots.
Our correspondent observed the presence of security personnel in all polling units where the rerun elections are taking place.
Halima Abdullahi, an electoral officer at Kurunsumau ward of Auzinawa Polling Unit, confirmed that the BVAS machine was working well.
Elections are progressing smoothly in almost all the polling units in Kura.
In Garun Malam Local Government, it was observed that election materials arrived on time, and voters turned out early to cast their ballots.
Reports from Rimin Gado and Tofa constituencies indicate that the elections are proceeding without any disruptions.
News360 Info observed a heavy presence of security agencies in all polling units, with people turning out en masse to exercise their constitutional mandate.
