Hundreds of irate youths in Kusada local government clashed with police over the arrest of an Imam for conducting congregational prayers.
The state government announced that their action was in violation of the State public health preventive measures against the COVID-19.
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According to a report, some police officers visited the residence of the Imam Malam Hassan to take him in for questioning to the dislike of the locals
Thereafter the angered Irate youths and the followers of the Imam stormed the Divisional police headquarters in Kusada in a move to forcefully release him which led to the clash and the burning down of the police station and the death of one of the youth.
GoldenNewsNG gathered that the spokesman of the state police command SP Gambo Isah confirmed the incident stating that the group organized themselves “in such a tumultuous manner, rioting, attacked and over powered the policemen on duty at Kusada Division, set ablaze the police station and DPO’s Quarters. They also burnt down seven motor vehicles and ten motorcycles in custody of the police station.
According to the spokesman, the state Commissioner of Police, Sanusi Buba, ordered for the deployment of police patrol teams and a special joint security task force on the Enforcement of public gathering in the state led by DC Operations, to the area which have already restored normalcy.
Ninety suspected rioters have been arrested while one of the rioters lost his life as a result of the encounter just as Investigation is ongoing,” he added
Recall that GoldenNewsNg reported that Two Imam was also arrested for violating the order of the federal government by conducting prayers despite the ban of public gathering in Kaduna state. Read here