Exercising the authority vested in him as the chief security officer of Kano State, Governor Abba Yusuf has banned protests within the state.
The decision is contained in a statement issued by the governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Dawakin-Tofa, on Wednesday.
He said the governor has directed the police, State Security Service, SSS and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, to apprehend, detain, and prosecute any individual or group partaking in demonstrations on the streets of Kano.
The decisive action, according to Mr Dawakin-Tofa, ” is a preemptive strategy aimed at averting any potential breakdown of law and order orchestrated by adversaries of the state”.
“We are privy to credible intelligence indicating that certain prominent figures from the opposition party in Kano have devised plans to sponsor student associations and political agitators from other northwestern states to incite chaos under the guise of advocating for the dethroned Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero,” Mr Dawakin-Tofa alleged.
He emphasized that the state government had outlawed protests, demonstrations, or processions of any kind, stressing that “individuals found on the streets of Kano engaging in such activities will be promptly apprehended.”
“Through this declaration, we caution student groups against being manipulated by troublemakers who are resolute in fomenting disorder in Kano.”
“The governor urged all citizens of the state to carry on with their normal activities as the state retains its tranquility, and the government will persist in vigilant oversight of the situation to promptly address any individuals or factions trying to undermine the relative peace that state presently enjoys,” he concluded.
