The Police Command in Kano on Tuesday confirmed it had arrested 30 youths allegedly involved in a football match in defiance to the lockdown order imposed on the state to contain the spread of the Coronavirus virus.
Mr Abdullahi Haruna, the Commands’ spokesman, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano.
Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje had, on April 14, ordered a total lock down of the state for 7-days, starting from April 16, as part of urgent measures to stem the spread of Coronavirus pandemic.
Haruna explained that the suspects were arrested “using Community Policing Approaches”.
“The suspects were arrested for defying the lockdown order and playing a football match at Dala LGA in Kano metropolis.
“Already, the Commissioner of Police, Mr Habu Sani, has ordered that the matter be transferred to the State Criminal Intelligence Department (SCID) for investigation, and the suspects will soon be arraigned.”
“Anyone found on the street playing football will be arrested and made to face the wrath of the law.
“All public gatherings are banned; no roaming about will be tolerated,” he said.
