Following the announcement of the presidential election, the Kaduna State Police Command says it has banned all forms of celebrations and rallies either for or against the election results in the state.
The ban was placed on all supporters of political parties across the 23 local government areas in the state.
This is coming after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), declared the presidential candidate of All progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu winner of the February 25 presidential election.
This was contained in a statement issued on Wednesday in Kaduna titled, ‘General election: Ban on celebrations and rallies by political party supporters.’
The statement read, “The Nigeria Police Force, Kaduna State Command wishes to notify the general public that all forms of celebrations and rallies by political party supporters for or against winners/losers of the just concluded Presidential and National Assembly elections has been banned in the State.”
Muhammad Jalige, the state Police Public Relations Officer, warned that the command would not tolerate any deliberate act to violate the ban or breakdown of law and order under any guise in the state.
Jalige said, “Any deliberate act to violate the ban or cause breakdown of law and order under whatever guise, will face the full wrath of the law as security agencies have been deployed and directed to ensure full enforcement.
“All persons with intent to violate the order are warned to desist from that, as the Command in collaboration with other sister agencies are fully prepared to deal decisively with such persons in accordance with extant laws.
The command further warned that its operatives in collaboration with other sister security agencies would deal ruthlessly with any individual or group that attempted to cause trouble in the state, while urging the residents not to relent in supporting security agencies in delivering their mandates of securing lives and properties in the state.