The Kaduna State Commissioner of Police, Yekini Ayoku, and other top echelons of the command, on Sunday, embarked on a patrol to ensure there was no breakdown of law and order in the state.
This followed the lynching of Deborah Samuel, a 200 level student of the Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, who was killed for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Mohammad.
The state government, through its Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, announced a ban on any form of religious protests in the state with immediate effect.
Aruwan also quoted the state Governor, Malam Nasir El-Rufai, to have directed security agencies to ensure strict enforcement of the ban.
Although residents, especially Christians across the state, went about Sunday worship without let or hindrance, the state police commissioner patrolled the metropolis and environs checking deployment and boosting morale of officers and men on duty.
Ayoku, according to state Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige, commended residents for the existing peace and harmony in the state.
The police boss assured members of the public that their safety and security was of paramount importance to the Command while urging them to warn their wards against being used to cause mayhem in the state under his watch.
The commissioner reminded residents on the recent ban on religious protests of any kind, warning that violators would be promptly dealt with in accordance with the laws of the land.
He said, “For the majority of Kaduna State residents who are peace loving, be guaranteed that our men have dominated public spaces and you can go about your lawful activities without fear of any intimidation or harassment from any quarter and to promptly report any suspicious object(s) or person(s) through the designated Command’s emergency contacts viz: 07039675856 and 08075391105 for prompt response.”
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