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The Police in Bauchi have arrested no fewer than 32 persons in connection with the elections of new executives into the Students Union Government (SUG) atthe College of Education Kangere.
A statement issuedon Thursdayby the PPRO Bauchi State Police Command, SP Haruna Mohammed, indicated that the election “went awry due to the ethno-religious dimension it took, which resulted in the postponement of the exercise in order to avert breakdown of law and order in the school.
“Following the postponement, hoodlums and misguided elements in their hundreds from the school and neighbouring community went on rampage and blocked Bauchi-Gombe federal highway,harassing innocent citizens.”
Mohammed also stated that “before the arrival of the police to the scene the military had already dispersed the rioters and arrested 32 suspects.
“Police patrol teams have been deployed to the area, normalcy was restored in the school and the road blockage opened to enable free flow of traffic.
“Meanwhile, eight persons who sustained various degrees of injuries were rushed to the Specialist Hospital, Bauchi for treatment and suspects arrested were handed over to the police for discreet investigation after which they would be charged to court for prosecution.”
