Bribery allegations: Police releases warning to NANs in Kano over planned protest against Governor Ganduje

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- The Kano chapter of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) says NANS cannot protest against Governor Ganduje over a bribery allegation

- The protest is supposed to demand that Ganduje steps aside for investigation to be conducted

- He says anyone with complaints or suggestions should contact the committee set up by the House of Assembly to investigate the issue

The Kano chapter of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has banned the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in the state from embarking on a rally to call for the resignation of the governor, Abdullahi Ganduje.

The protest was planned by NANS over a $5 million bribe the governor allegedly received from some contractors.

Trending videos had shown the governor allegedly receiving the bribes, but he has denied this allegation arguing that the videos were doctored.

Premium Times reports that in an audio announcement sent in the evening of Tuesday, October 16, the spokesperson of the police in the state, Magaji Majia, said the students’ request to conduct rally on October 29, from Zoo Road to the Kano government house had been rejected.

The protest is said to be intended to ask Ganduje to step aside to allow for an independent investigation to ascertain the authenticity of the video clips.

“I wish to warn the group leader, Comarade Isa Abubakar, to caution his members to desist from embarking on this rally.

“However, we advise anyone who has a complaint or suggestion on this matter to approach the committee set up by the state House of Assembly in order to expand investigation.

“But whoever caught violating this directives would face the wrath of law,” Majia said.

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PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported how the Kano State House of Assembly on Monday, October 15, set up a seven-member committee to probe the videos. The committee was given one month to perform its task. It is not clear if the assembly, made up largely of the governor’s loyalists, would do a thorough job.

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