Police arrest 14 over attempt to disrupt Friday prayer in Kaduna

The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Aliyu Usman, disclosed in Kaduna that the suspects were arrested with machetes and knives.

Usman, however, said the Friday prayer was observed peacefully.

“Attempts to cause breach of the peace by some miscreants was professionally handled and thwarted by a team of policemen dispatched to the mosque.

“The Policemen deployed were to provide protection to the worshipers and they thwarted an attempt to cause chaos,“ Usman said

He said that the suspects would be charged to court as soon as investigation was completed.