The police have requested that Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduagan call off her scheduled Sallah rally in Kogi Central Senatorial District. Kogi State’s Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, conveyed this request through a statement issued by Police Public Relations Officer, ASP William Aya, on Tuesday.
The statement cited the Kogi State government’s recently imposed ban on political gatherings, announced on Monday, as the reason for the request.
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The statement reads, “Following the intelligence report on security threats in Kogi State and the subsequent ban on all forms of rally and procession by the Kogi State Government, the Nigeria Police Force, Kogi State Police Command has called on the organisers of planned rally at Okene to cancel such event in the interest of the peace in Kogi State.
“The call for cancellation becomes necessary, noting that intelligence reveals that some hoodlums plan to hijack the process and cause disturbance of peace in the State. The Command cannot afford to jeopardize the existing peace the State is currently enjoying.”
The police also warned against any attempts to defy the directive, saying, “In view of the security threat received on the planned rally, the Kogi State Police Command is therefore advising the organisers to cancel the event so as to avoid any breakdown of law and order in the State. As the Command will not hesitate to apply the full wrath of law on anyone who causes disturbance of peace and order in the State.”
Even though a ban on political gatherings was declared on Monday, Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan has maintained that she will proceed with her “homecoming,” clarifying that her visit is solely to celebrate Eid-el-Fitr with her constituents.
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