Kano State Commissioner for Special Duties, Muktar Yakasai, has been arrested.
Police in the state nabbed the commissioner Saturday for allegedly leading some thugs to disrupt the ongoing election at Yelwa Secondary School in Dala Local Government Area of the state.
Though the police public relations officer (PPRO) in Kano State, Abdullahi Haruna, was not available for comment, witnesses said Yakasai was arrested alongside some of the thugs he came to the venue with.
There were reports of violence at Gama ward, a situation that made the police to disperse agitated youths with tear gas.
Two journalists were reported injured in the melee while others allegedly chased away by thugs.