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Attack on Kano Emir’s Palace: CSOs Demand Explanation from Police

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<p><&excl;-- BEGIN THEIA POST SLIDER --><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;2 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"147NSwxB" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Barely 24 hours after an attack on the Kano Emir&&num;8217&semi;s Palace known as gidan Rumfa located in Kofar Kudu within the old city&comma; some civil society organizations led by One KANO Agenda&comma; a prominent Civil Society Organization in Kano&comma; have demanded explanations from the police over their deafening silence on the incident&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"axT1A9jQ" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- TV --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"4399361195" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>The Kano Emir&&num;8217&semi;s Palace allegedly came under attack on Sunday evening by a convoy of the dethroned Emir of Kano&comma; Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero&comma; while returning from the residence of the late Kano business mogul Alhaji Aminu Alhassan Dantata&comma; where he paid a condolence visit&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>It has come to the knowledge of the organizations that&comma; Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero abandoned the usual route to his personal residence at Mandawari and decided to intentionally passed through Kabara infront of the Kano Emir&&num;8217&semi;s Palace&comma; hence the attack on the Palace by some elements who were allegedly linked to the dethroned Emirs entourage&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The CSOs&comma; under the leadership of one Kano Agenda&comma; described the silence from the police on the incidence as truly disturbing and tantamount to compromising the peace of the state&comma; an action which could apparently plunge the State into chaos and uncertainty&comma; and therefore perceived to be a deliberate plan plotted by some unpatriotic elements&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"B6stwPye" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-4403533287178375" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"6550225277"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>Verifiable sources provided the following report in the aftermath of the attack whereby&semi; a Destruction of Police Vehicles&colon;<br &sol;>&NewLine;-Police Hilux Vehicle &lpar;NPF 182D&rpar; – Mopol 9<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; Police Hilux Vehicle &lpar;NPF 195D&rpar; – Mopol 52<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;2 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;2 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad5" id&equals;"quads-ad5" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<p>Vandalization of Property&colon;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; Motorcycle belonging to one Abdullahi Shehu &lpar;Police Officer&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; Motorcycle belonging to one Ibrahim Isa &lpar;Security Marshal attached to the Emirate&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; Emirate’s Main Iron Gate was severely vandalized<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; Police Security Point at the Emir’s residence was shattered<br &sol;>&NewLine;Stolen Security Assets&colon;<br &sol;>&NewLine;-1 Full Set of Police Camouflage Uniform<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; 1 Pair of Police Security Boots<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; 1 Bullet Magazine which is an extremely dangerous item now unaccounted for&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Individuals Injured&colon;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; Maigoma Danagundi who is currently hospitalized at Murtala Muhammad Specialist Hospital<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; Yunusa Babba who is injured &lpar;Security Marshal&rpar;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&&num;8211&semi; Special Constabulary Officer Murtala Muhammad who sustained physical injuries&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Our Prayers&colon;<br &sol;>&NewLine;In light of the above and in the interest of peace&comma; security&comma; and public order in Kano State&comma; we humbly call on your office to&colon;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>1&period; Commence an immediate investigation into the attack and destruction of public property&comma; and the assault on law enforcement agents and civilians&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;2&period; Identify&comma; arrest&comma; and prosecute all individuals responsible for leading and executing the attack&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;3&period; Recover all stolen police assets&comma; especially the missing bullet magazine&comma; which poses a serious security risk&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;4&period; Ensure the safety and security of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II and his residence through increased deployment of security personnel<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>We urge the Security agencies in Kano to act swiftly and decisively in the interest of justice&comma; security&comma; and the stability of Kano State&period; The law must not be seen to shield impunity&comma; nor should any individual&comma; regardless of their title or influence&comma; be allowed to endanger an entire population through calculated provocation or coordinated violence&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Signed<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Kano Digital Media Rangers&colon; Mustapha Abdullahi<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Youth Mobilization By Media&colon;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Comrd Salisu Gambo<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Northern Youth Assembly&colon;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Alh&period; Suleiman Idris<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>One Voice Development Initiative&colon;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Mal Abdulkadir Abubakar<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Beyond Border Alliance&colon;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Aisha Muhd Shettima<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Kano First Forum&colon; Barr&period; Badamasi Gandu<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Amb&period; Abbas Abdullahi<br &sol;>&NewLine;Convener&colon; ONE KANO AGENDA<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Barr&period; Mukhtar Musa<br &sol;>&NewLine;Secretary&colon; ONE KANO AGENDA<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><&excl;-- END THEIA POST SLIDER -->&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 3&period;0&period;2 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad4" id&equals;"quads-ad4" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; 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