Following an intelligence report on security threats in Kogi State and the subsequent ban on all forms of rallies and processions by the Kogi State Government, the Kogi State Police Command has called on the organisers of a planned rally in Okene to cancel the event in the interest of peace in the state.
According to a press statement from the Command’s Public Relations Officer, SP William Ayah, the call for cancellation has become necessary, as intelligence reveals that some hoodlums plan to hijack the process and cause a disturbance of peace in the state.
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“The Command cannot afford to jeopardize the existing peace the State is currently enjoying.
“In view of the security threat received on the planned rally, the Kogi State Police Command is therefore advising the organisers to cancel the event so as to avoid any breakdown of law and order in the State, as the Command will not hesitate to apply the full wrath of the law on anyone who causes a disturbance of peace and order in the State.”
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