BREAKING: Anxiety as Kano Protesters Dare Police, Hit The Streets

• Residents in large numbers took to the streets of Kano to express their disapproval of the alleged bribery of the judiciary
• They warned strongly against the move to bribe judges in the Kano state election judiciary and threatened to deal with whosoever is caught in the act
• The protesters maintained that any attempt to influence the judiciary might affect the political integrity of Kano and Nigeria as a whole

Youths in Kano state are currently protesting on the streets, in defiance, immediately after the recent ban on demonstrations by the police.

The state commissioner of police, Mohammed Usain Gumel, had earlier banned protests after members of the ruling New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) asked their members to storm the streets over alleged bribery of the judiciary.

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However, shortly after the order, the protesters converged on the streets and headed for the Government House, Daily Trust reported.

They relayed their grievances and warned against any attempt to influence the Kano state election judiciary, noting strongly that any attempt to do so would cost the political integrity of Kano state and Nigeria as a whole, The Nigerian Tribune reported.

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At the government house in Kano state, the youths presented a letter to the governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf.

The governor, however, assured the angry youths that he would personally present their letter to the president, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He expressed optimism that the president would see to their demands, as monitored by Legit.ng on Arise News on TV.

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Police ban protests in Kano state

The Kano State Police Command has announced the immediate ban of all forms of protests in the state.

The decision is based on an intelligence report received by the police command.

The Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have allegedly assembled a crowd to embark on a protest.

Police react to threats to Ado Bayero's throne as Emir of Kano

Meanwhile, the Kano state police command has declared a manhunt on the protest’s instigators seeking the removal of Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero as the Emir of Kano.

This development was confirmed on Monday, July 14, by the commissioner of Muhammad Gumel during a press briefing.

It was gathered by Legit.ng that the protesters flooded the streets of Kano during the commissioning of the Bayero Paediatric Hospital near the Emir’s palace on Sunday, July 13.

Source: Legit.ng