Kano State: Police Uncover Plans To Disrupt Sallah, Warns Sponsors
By Salihu Ali, Kano
The Police in Nigeria’s Northern city of Kano says It has uncovered plans by some religious and political pressure groups planning to disrupt the forthcoming Eid-al fitr Sallah festivities in the state.
The Police boss in the state CP Mohammed Gumel made this known in Kano at an interactive meeting with the Kano State Police strategic managers and Tactical commanders as well as Sallah Dubar committees from the five Emirates.
He said; “the command was aware of the plans by some already identified religious and political pressure groups who are mounting pressure on the State Government to succumb to the ongoing judicial processes such as the matter before the Court on Sheikh Abduljabbar Nasiru Kabara and to speak on issues related to the status of the Emirates and Emirship in the State.”
Gumel noted that the uncovered plans shows that the planners are aiming to disrupt Sallah festivities, the existing peace in the state and to cause embarrassment to the State Government.
While promising that the sponsors will not go scott free, CP Gumel said; “the Police is trailing the event and the planners would be arrested and made to face the full wrath of the Law.
“The sponsors of this plan are also in our close watch, they are advised to stop forthwith, as security agencies are following up.”
The Kano Police Boss explained that, already, the command had heavily strengthened security with increased surveillance around the locations where the insecurity elements are clustering particularly in Kofar Nassarawa, Kofar Mata, Kofar Wambai and Kofar Kudu areas.
He said; “We are aware of all these, and we are fully ready to decisively deal with this ill-fated decision unless the planners change for the better.”
In addition to physical security, CP Gumel said that the command had deployed plain- cloth security personnel across the five Emirates capitals of Kano, Bichi, Gaya, Rano and Karaye and other identified areas to work with the communities in identifying spoilers and the enemies of the society with a view to apprehending them.
He urged traditional rulers and clerics to do more by sensitising the people on the need to give information to the police on the movement of dubious characters for prompt action.
Gumel said such information would enable the officers and men of the command to adequately implement the fashioned out security arrangements contained in the detailed Police Operation Order covering the entire period of the festivities.
He said; “the police would keep collaborating with all security partners and critical stakeholders for the employment of necessary security measures that would ensure the arrest and prosecution of “all identified society deviants and miscreants.”
He advised the people of the state not to panic as their safety would be guaranteed before, during and after the festivities.
Mercy Chukwudiebere
