Police ban post-election celebrations, protests in Kaduna

The Kaduna police has announced a ban on celebrations or protests by supporters of political parties over the just concluded presidential and national assembly elections.

In a statement on Wednesday, Mohammed Jalige, the police spokesperson, said violators would be prosecuted.

“The command wishes to notify the general public that all forms of celebrations and rallies by political party supporters for or against winners/losers of the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections has been banned in the state,” Jalige said.

“Any deliberate act to violate the ban or cause breakdown of law and order under whatever guise would not be tolerated, as the full wrath of the law would be brought to bare.”

He added that security agencies have been deployed and directed to ensure full enforcement.

“All persons with intent to violate the order are warned to desist from that, as the command in collaboration with other sister agencies are fully prepared to deal decisively with such persons in accordance with extant laws,” he said.

“The command uses this medium to call on the members of the public not to relent in supporting security agencies in delivering their mandates of securing lives and properties of the good people of Kaduna state.”