Police uncover plan to attack Kano Assembly

The Kano Police Command, along with other security agencies, announced yesterday that it had discovered a conspiracy by some miscreants to attack the State House of Assembly and other critical locations in the state.

The joint security heads, led by Commissioner of Police Mohammed Usaini Gumel, said this at a press conference in Kano Sunday night.

The Commissioner of Police 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.

“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 stated that separate cluster groups have been mobilised and paid N150,000 to launch the attack beginning Sunday night.