Nigeria: Police Arrest 22 Over Bichi Riot, Bandits Kill Policeman, 2 Others

24 November 2012

The Kano State Police Command says it has arrested 22 suspects in connection with the religious crisis that erupted in Bichi town on Thursday.

A statement by the command and signed by its Public Relations Officer, ASP Magaji Musa Majia, confirmed that two persons lost their lives in the nayhem while two others sustained serious injuries. Majia said the two are recuperating in the hospital.

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