Emirship Tussle: Kano State Government Bans Demonstration, Orders Arrest Of Protesters

The government mentioned that the decision was aimed at averting any potential breakdown of law and order orchestrated by adversaries of the state.

The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, has ordered immediate action against all forms of public demonstrations in the state over the emirship tussle. 

The order was given in a statement issued by the Governor’s Media and Publicity director, Sanusi Bature, on Wednesday, saying he was 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 Department of State 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,” the statement said.

The government mentioned that the decision was aimed at averting any potential breakdown of law and order orchestrated by adversaries of the state.

The statement continued: “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.

“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 added.

Recall that the Kano State Government had issued a public apology to the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu over allegations of involvement in the emirate tussle in the state.

The Deputy Governor of Kano State, Aminu Abdussalam, who issued the public apology, while briefing reporters on the recent development from the government angle as regards the crisis, said the government was misled to believe that the NSA was part of the plan.

Abdussalam, however, noted that after a discreet investigation, the government believed that the NSA was not involved in the crisis.