The Police in Kano state said that they had arrested 39 suspects for allegedly trying to destroy Kano Electricity Distribution Company’s facilities at Zangon Dakata power substation in Kano metropolis.
The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Haruna Abdullahi, confirmed the arrest in an interview with Newsmen in Kano on Thursday.
He said the suspects were among the large crowd that stormed the area, protesting poor power supply and attempted to destroy facilities.
He said normalcy had since returned to the area,following the deployment of additional security personnel to maintain law and order.
An eyewitness said that the protesters,who stormed the substation around 10 a.m, had attempted to destroy facilities but were dispersed by some armed policemen.
