Kano State Police Stop Students From Embarking On Protest Rally For Ganduje’s Resignation

Police Ban Students’ Protest Against Ganduje

The police have stopped the Kano chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) from their bid to rally for the resignation of the governor, Abdullahi Ganduje, over an alleged $5 million bribe.

Over the weekend, a video which has now gone viral, showed the Governor stuff bales of Dollar notes amounting to about $5million  in his ‘babaringa’ which he collected from state contractors.

The governor, has reported by Naija News has however debunked the video as “cloned” and doctored,  threatened a sweeping lawsuit against its publisher.

In an audio announcement sent to PREMIUM TIMES on Tuesday evening, the Kano police spokesperson, Magaji Majia, said the police rejected the students’ request to conduct rally on October 29 from Zoo Road to Kano government house.

The rally, according to Mr Majia, was to ask Mr Ganduje to step aside to allow for an independent investigation to ascertain the authenticity of the video clips.

“I wish to warn the group leader, Comrade Isa Abubakar, to caution his members to desist from embarking on this rally.

“However, we advise anyone who has a complaint or suggestion on this matter to approach the committee set up by the state House of Assembly in order to expand investigation.

“But whoever caught violating this directives would face the wrath of law,” Mr Majia said.

Meanwhile Kano State House of Assembly on Monday set up a seven-member committee to probe the videos. The committee was given one month to perform its task.

It however remains to be seen if the state assembly would carry out the task diligently as many of the lawmakers are reported to be loyalists of the governor.