The Kano State Police Command has assured residents of the state of their safety before, during and after the Supreme Court Judgement in the state Governorship election scheduled to be delivered on Friday.
The state Commissioner of Police, Muhammed Usaini Gumel, gave the assurance at an interactive session with newsmen at the Command’s Headquarters in Kano on Thursday.
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According to him, the command had taken adequate security measures that would enable residents of the state to go about their legitimate businesses without threat to lives and property.
“The command is working with other sister security agencies in the state to ensure crisis-free moments before and after the Supreme Court Judgement,” the CP said.
He said that an effective operational order on how to provide security in each of the 44 local government areas in the state had been issued to the area commanders and divisional police officers for immediate implementation.
“We have mobilised sufficient armed personnel to provide security at all flashpoints including political parties offices, Government House, INEC headquarters, Banks/Commercial Areas, mosques, churches, recreation centres and motor parks before, during and after the judgement.
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“I am giving 100 per cent assurance to all law-abiding residents of the state to go about freely with their daily activities without threat to lives and property,” Gumel said.
He said armed security personnel would be in all identified strategic locations to ensure that they embark on surveillance duties and provision of physical security during and after the Supreme Court Judgement.
Gumel also said that adequate security measures had been put in place to promote peaceful coexistence in all parts of the state.
He said that an operational order with specific roles to all the security personnels had been issued to Area Commanders, Tactical Commanders and the divisional police officers across the 44 local government areas of the state
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He, therefore, called on all residents of the state to continue to cooperate with the armed security personnel and to share actionable intelligence information on any person or group planning to breach the peace currently being enjoyed by the residents.
“We are also calling on the residents to report any plans to embark on violent protests before and after the Supreme Court Judgement for prompt action,” he added.
