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Kogi Police ban rallies, order commissioners, council chairmen to stop using siren

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Kogi Police ban rallies, order commissioners, council chairmen to stop using siren

byAgency Report
June 14, 2017
2 min read

The police command in Kogi on Wednesday announced an indefinite ban on rallies, public procession and demonstration in all parts of the state.

The Commissioner of Police, Wilson Inalegwu, who made disclosure in Lokoja during a meeting with area commanders, divisional police officers and senior police personnel, said that the ban takes immediate effect.

He said unknown gunmen attacked people at a rally being addressed by Dino Melaye in Lokoja on June 12 and the current tensed security situation in the state informed the decision.

Mr. Inalegwu added that the decision was approved during an emergency meeting of the state security council held on June 13 and would remain in force until the situation improved.

He said no public rally, procession or demonstration would be allowed in the state again without comprehensive threat assessment report from the area commanders and divisional police officers and final approval from him.

The commissioner described the invasion of the rally being addressed by Melaye as unfortunate, sad and avoidable, reiterating, however, that the senator did not obtain permission before holding the rally.

He directed his officers to start arresting motorists engaging in illegal use of siren on highways in the state as from June 22.

He said vehicles with covered numbers plates and illegible number plates should also be impounded and their drivers arrested.

The police commissioner said that a task force that would implement the decision had been set up.

He, however, added that the state governor, his deputy, ambulances, emergency response vehicles and the Central Bank of Nigeria bullion vans were exempted from the ban.

He directed police area commanders and divisional police officers to formally inform local government chairmen, commissioners, traditional rulers and others
in writing, about the ban on siren.

He said “no abuses will be tolerated; it is strictly for crime control and not any other motive.”

The police boss described the situation in the state as calm, saying that the rate of armed robbery, kidnapping and other violent crimes had reduced.

He stressed the need for the police to be ahead of hoodlums always and urged officers to constantly raid criminals’ hideouts based on intelligence and in line with best practices and respect for human rights.

(NAN)

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