Police intercept illegal arms, arrest suspected robbers, cattle thieves in Kano

The Kano State Police Command has achieved significant successes, intercepting illegal arms and arresting suspected robbers and cattle thieves.

In a separate incident, an Osun State Police officer was arrested after accidentally discharging tear gas at a Registration Area Centre (RAC) in Modakeke Ward 10, Ife East Local Government Area, during the governorship election. According to the Osun State Police Command, the officer was attempting to ease himself when the incident occurred, and it was an act of personal negligence.

The officer was immediately taken into custody, and a thorough investigation was launched to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident, with the police condemning the conduct as "highly condemnable" and below the standard expected of personnel of the Nigeria Police Force, as reported by Daily Trust and Punch Nigeria.

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