Sokoto State Police Commissioner, Usaini Gumel.
According to the Kano State Police Command, certain groups were preparing to incite violence against the state in response to the Appeal Court’s decision to remove Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf from office.
Speaking to reporters on Monday, State Police Commissioner Usaini Gumel revealed that the command had detained seven suspects and that they would shortly face legal charges.
He claimed that anonymous organisations posing as traders are congregating in various locations throughout the state, including local government districts, to ensure that the command is keeping an eye on things.
He declared, “Intelligence reports at our disposal show that these so-called traders are using religion to perpetuate their acts.
“Some patriotic Nigerians, came to us from Bebeji, Wudil and some other areas, reporting that some people are hiding under the guise of reading the Quran in the names of prayers, and already we have sent our men and dispersed them,” he said.
Gumel expressed concern that the groups were attempting to incite resentment towards the police by alleging that they harassed women while dispersing them.
“These faceless groups are planning to send negative messages through the social media and traditional media against the Police and they are putting pressure to achieve their bad intentions,” he added.