The Police in Kano State arrested 24 persons allegedly involved in an attempt to take over Government House, Kano, during protests against the removal of fuel subsidy?on Monday.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, told newsmen that the suspects pulled down part of the fence of the Government House and burnt 20 vehicles at the cabinet office.
Idris said the hoodlums vandalised the Office of the Secretary to the State Government and security lights along major streets near the Government House.
According to him, the 24 suspects?have been detained and are assisting the police in their investigation.
“We are trying to see why these people picked on that to sack the Government House,” he said. ?
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