- The Commissioner of Police has reportedly been consistent in disobeying the legitimate instructions of the Governor
The Kano State Government has expressed concern over the Police command’s disregard for the “legitimate instructions” of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, the Chief Security Officer of the State.
The Attorney General and Commissioner of Justice, Haruna Isah Dederi, noted this while speaking at a press conference in Government House, Kano, on Saturday.
He said, “I am compelled to ask the question: who is usurping the authority of the Commander-in-Chief. Because some people are dishing out directives to security chiefs in the State so much so that the State Police Commissioner without any consultation with the Chief Security Officer of the State or approval from the State Security Council had issued an order banning Eid-el-Kabir festivities in Kano State.
“How can anybody in his right senses ban Sallah festivities in Kano? When did the State Governor cease to be the Chief Security Officer of the State that he will only see such ban on social media? Who is pushing the State Commissioner of Police to usurp the authority of the Governor? It is important to stress that the Commissioner of Police has been consistent in disobeying the legitimate instructions of the Governor as Chief Security Officer, hiding behind orders from above. I ask again, what is the offence of Kano people that the Nigeria Police penciled them for destruction?”
Dederi, while responding to the Federal High Court judgement that upheld the fundamental rights of the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, said the dethroned monarch’s rights have not been infringed upon by the government.
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