Sokoto Police Will Deal With Thieves Hiding Under Electoral Victory Celebration—CP
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto
The Sokoto State Commissioner of Police (CP) Muhammed Gumel has warned criminal minded people in Sokoto against unruly behaviours, noting that, the Command will not hesitate to deal with anybody or group of persons hiding under the guise of celebrating electoral victory to commit crime.
“”On this note, I will like to use this opportunity to inform members of the public in the state that the command in conjunction with other agencies are closely sustaining vigilance and taking actions on some disgruntled elements in the society who are taking advantage of the recent elections victories and losses by engaging on crimes likely to cause disruption of the peace being enjoyed in the state.
“We will treat such people involved in such acts as common criminals and not party faithfuls. Such criminals go to peoples houses to cause grievous harms””. Gumel noted.
CP Gumel while addressing journalists at the Command’s Headquarters, Wednesday added that they are sustaining surveillance in every part of the State.
While divulging that the Command will never allow people taking laws into their hands to champion violence, CP Gumel further assured people of the state on peaceful lives before, during and after the general and supplementary election.
Gumel who recalled that the 79 suspects that were arrested by the security agencies in the state during the March 18 Governorship and State House of Assembly elections for violating the movement restrictions order and commission of other offences that contravened the Electoral Act such as vote buying, destruction of ballot boxes, thuggery, threats and inciting public disturbances at polling units, among others, have been fully investigated and transferred to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for prosecution.
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“‘However, others that contravened the penal code have been charged to court by the Police. There are others that are still under investigation and will be prosecuted at the conclusion of investigation””.
The CP noted that they have cases of Criminal Conspiracy and Causing Hurt, Criminal Intimidation, Culpable Homicide, and Theft in Tureta, Sokoto North, Gwadabawa local government areas and within the State metropolis.
Giving examples of such cases, the CP said on 25/03/2023 at about 1500hrs, one Alh. Abdullahi Mijinyawa, resident of Kofar Kade area and a business man at Kara market complained that while he was at his business location, one Salmanu Yusuf came with a sharp cutlass, harassed him for not supporting his party and threatened to kill him. It was the bystanders at the market that saved him and the suspect was subsequently arrested by the police. Currently, the case of attempted culpable homicide is been investigated and charged to court””.
Sokoto State Commissioner of Police (CP) Muhammed Gumel addressing journalists Wednesday in Sokoto
Sokoto Police Will Deal With Thieves Hiding Under Electoral Victory Celebration—CP
