There was presence of heavily armed policemen around Kano
Emir’s Palace and the personal residences of some senior council members of the
emirate yesterday.
Our correspondent observed that about 10 police Hilux vans
were stationed at Kofar Kudu gate of the palace and another 10 around the
personal residence of the Chief of Staff to the Emir, along Iyaka Road.
Further observation by our correspondent showed that 10
police patrol vehicles were equally stationed at the main entrance to the Kano
State Government House, while one patrol van was kept at the personal residence
of the Galadiman Kano, Alhaji Abbas Sanusi. Similarly, security personnel were
stationed at the main entrance of the Audu Bako State Secretariat complex
housing the state High Courts.
One of the policemen
at secretariat confided in our correspondent on Sunday that they were conveyed
to the secretariat as early as 6am.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, DSP
Haruna Abdullahi, said he was not aware of the reason for the deployments and
promised to find out. But a source within Kano emir’s palace, who did not want
his name in print, said security personnel were deployed to the palace to
prevent the breakdown of law and order.
“What happened is that some youths staged a peaceful
demonstration at the palace, and in order to prevent any chaos, the police were
deployed.”
“When the protesters arrived at the palace, the Senior
Special Adviser to the governor on youth, Alhaji Adamu Mukhtar Unguwar Gini,
addressed the protesters before they finally dispersed,” he said.
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