Some youths suspected to be thugs on Monday launched an attack on the popular mobile phone market at Farm Centre in Kano metropolis, causing panic among traders and customers.
PUNCH Metro learnt that the hoodlums were said to have stormed the market in broad daylight, assaulting people and wielding sharp weapons to intimidate victims.
The incident reportedly occurred near Yoyo Plaza, a section of the market known for phone trading.
It was gathered that the assailants, mostly youths, also seized mobile phones and other valuables from traders, customers, and passersby in the market.
An eyewitness told PUNCH Metro that the attackers were from a political gathering allegedly held near the market, although there was no official confirmation of the claim.
The quick intervention of armed policemen deployed to the market prevented the situation from escalating into a full-blown crisis, as the attackers were dispersed immediately.
As of the time of filing this report, there was no confirmed information on fatalities, but several people were said to have sustained various degrees of injuries.
Efforts to contact the Public Relations Officer of the Kano State Police Command, Abdullahi Haruna, were unsuccessful as he did not respond to several phone calls from PUNCH Metro.
Similarly, a text message sent to him had yet to be replied to as of the time of filing this report.
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