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Two men arrested over vandalism at Kano’s Kofar Nasarawa Bridge

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Kano’s neighbourhood watch corps has arrested Abba Aminu and Yusha’u Nasiru, suspected of removing metal barriers from Kofar Nasarawa Bridge. The operation, carried out on 13 October, aims to protect public infrastructure, according to its spokesman Yusuf Abubakar Ibrahim.

Two men have been arrested in Kano, Nigeria, over the alleged removal of metal barriers protecting Kofar Nasarawa Bridge. Abba Aminu, 30, and Yusha’u Nasiru, 26, were detained at about 4am by the Kano State Security Neighbourhood Watch Corps, according to the Daily Post.

The arrest was announced by the corps’ deputy commander, Major Adamu Abubakar, while presenting the suspects to the public. Abba Aminu lives in Durmin Zungura district in Kano, while Yusha’u Nasiru is from Dutsinma Local Government Area in Katsina State.

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