The police command in Kano, alongside other security agencies, yesterday said it uncovered a plot by some miscreants to attack the State House of Assembly and other strategic places within the state.
The joint security heads led by the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Usaini Gumel, disclosed this at a press conference in Kano last night.
The CP said, “Today, we are here to address you on one very key issue that has to do with the security situation in the state which you and all of us the security have been managing together since the issue around the chieftaincy affairs in the state.
“We have received credible information about miscreants trying to unleash terror at locations particularly House of Assembly and other key places within the state. It has been verified by so many sources.
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“Anybody who wants to test the ground, the security has the capacity to deal with the miscreants. We have perfected plans to embark on serious patrols and detection on locations where we are informed the miscreants are hiding.
“We are going to embark on house-to-house search on anybody who feels he is stronger than the law. Kano will remain safe and nobody can override the decision.
“The issue of chieftaincy affairs has been perfected by the executive arm of government. We are standing by the law and we are strictly going to enforce the existing law.”
He said different cluster groups have been mobilised and being paid N150,000 to launch the attack starting from Sunday night.
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