The police spokesperson said the suspect was arrested by operatives of the Kaduna State Vigilance Service.
“The man would have been lynched if not for the intervention of soldiers who were passing by.’’
The suspects, he said, were being interrogated and would be charged to court on completion of investigations.
The restriction of human and vehicular movement between 7:00 p.m. and 6.00 a.m. was imposed on September 18, as an immediate response to cult clashes in Sagamu town.
Ms Isah said three suspects were arrested on Monday for allegedly stealing two cows in Ruba village of Kafinhausa local government area.
He hails from Lagos State and was the CP in charge of INEC headquarters in Abuja, before his posting to Kwara.
We adopted the least harmful method of crowd dispersal, following the failure of verbal persuasion – the use of teargas. Not a single live ammunition was fired!
Mr Shiisu said all arrangements had been made for a hitch-free inauguration/swearing in of the new administration in the state.
“I do not have such report. We can only know about an incident if it’s reported to us,” Ms Onovwakpoyeya added.
“The suspect impersonated and claimed to be an Inspector of Police. The suspect has no fixed police formation, and the identity card found on him was not genuine.