2019 elections: Kano CP assures residents of maximum security

The Kano state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Rabi’u Yusuf has assured residents of the state of maximum security before, during and after the forth-coming general elections. He also urged the non-indigenes not to return to their states but remain and exercise their franchise without fear. He gave the assurance when the state’s Election Peace Committee, […]

The Kano state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Rabi’u Yusuf has assured residents of the state of maximum security before, during and after the forth-coming general elections.

He also urged the non-indigenes not to return to their states but remain and exercise their franchise without fear.

He gave the assurance when the state’s Election Peace Committee, led by its chairman Professor Ibrahim H. Umar, paid him a courtesy visit at the police headquarters.

Chronicle reports that committee visited the commissioner to seek his support in its quest for a peaceful conduct of 2019 general elections in the state.

The committee identified Kano as one of the most volatile states in the country during political activities given its cosmopolitan nature, hence the need for police support to guarantee safety of lives and properties during the electioneering period.

Yusuf assured the committee that necessary measures had already been taken to ensure the success of the elections.

“We have already conducted security threat analysis in the state in which we were able to identify some flash points that may likely pose security threat during the electioneering period and necessary action has been taken against the areas.’’

On the recent violence experienced in Rano, Bichi and Dawakin Tofa, where two persons were reportedly killed during a political rally, the commissioner said some arrests had been made, while investigation was still in progress.

Earlier, Co-chair of the committee and the Catholic Bishop of Kano Diocese, Rt. Rev. Dr John Namaza Niriying, commended the commissioner of police for the relative peace in the state, urging him to maintain the tempo throughout the election period and beyond.

“We implore you to maintain your neutral status as security agency, as emphasized by President Muhammadu Buhari at the inauguration of his campaign council, so that your prestige and integrity would continue to be preserved and upheld in the eyes of the public.

“We also wish to request you to expedite action in bringing those responsible for the death of some people during political rallies at Rano, Bichi and recently at Dawakin Tofa, to book so that it will serve as deterrence to others” he pleaded.