No fewer than three youths were feared dead and scores of others sustained varying degrees of injuries as the protest that greeted the announcement of ex-Central Bank of Nigeria Governor, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi as the new Emir of Kano continued on Monday.
This followed a bloody clash between the those opposed to and those supporting Sanusi’s emergence in the ancient city.
The bloody clash, our correspondent gathered, occurred along the Emir’s palace road and Kofar Nasarrawa at about 10.30am between the anti and pro-Sanusi groups.
It was learnt that the clash started during a demonstration by some irate youth opposed to Sanusi’s appointment as the new Emir of Kano, a situation that resulted in a violent confrontation between the two groups.
Our correspondent learnt that both groups made bonfire on both sides of the road leading to the Emir’s palace and Kofar Nassarawa, which was said to have been put off by the police when they arrived at the venue.
The youth reportedly regroup after the policemen left and engaged each other in a show of strength.
Another team of policemen from the Police Command was said to have cracked down on the irate youth and restored sanity. They were said to have condoned off the entire area and kept surveillance.
The Kano State Police Command’s Public Relations Officer, Magaji Musa-Majia, an Assistant Superintendent of Police, who confirmed the disturbances, said normalcy was gradually been restored to the troubled spot.
He explained that combat-ready police officers had been deployed in the area, adding that the police were on top of the situation.
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