The Kano state governor Abba Yusuf has announced the banning of all public demonstrations in the state.
The governor has also ordered the arrest of those who protested on Tuesday along state road claiming that they are student.
The announcement came in a press statement issued Wednesday morning through the office of the Director General on Media, Sanusi Bature.
Governor Yusuf has also imposed stringent restrictions on all public gatherings intended for protest within the state, exercising the authority vested in him as the chief security officer of the state.
“By virtue of his position, the governor has directed the Police, the Directorate of State Security Services, and the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps to apprehend, detain, and prosecute any individual or group partaking in demonstrations on the streets of Kano.
“This decisive action 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” parts of the statement reads.
The state government has explicitly outlawed protests, demonstrations, or processions of any kind, and 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 statement further added.
Yusuf urges all residents to carry on with their normal activities as the state remains calm, while assuring that government will assure that peace being enjoyed in the state is not tampered with.
