By-election: Hundreds of armed thugs arrested in Kano

Hundreds of heavily armed political thugs have been arrested by security agents during the ongoing by-election in Kano State.

Kano State INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Ambassador Abdu Zango, confirmed to newsmen that the thugs were moving into Bagwai, where voting was taking place, when the security agents apprehended them.

Zango also disclosed that some thugs around Shanono nearly disrupted the movement of election materials.