Jubilation Banned At Handover Ceremony By Police

          Transistor radio, handbags and parcel are among the banned items from the Sani Abacha Stadium, venue of swearing-in of state governor-elect, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje.

          The Kano State Joont Security Committee also banned jubilation during and after the swearing-in slated for Friday.

Addressing newsmen, the Kano

State Police commissioner and chairman of the committee, Mr. Ibrahim K. Idris said any form of jubilation would not be tolerated during the ceremony.
“There will be serious restriction of movement into the venue and its vicinity.  As such, public are advised to make use of public viewing centres sited in four different locations in the city,” he said.
He said 12 roads situated around the venue would be blocked and that there would be restriction of movement, saying the measure became necessary to forestall the breakdown of law and order.
“Except the executive governor’s and emir’s vehicles, no other dignitary, security agent and any other person is allowed to use siren while going to the venue on the occasion. There shall be no use of knockouts, fireworks or firecrackers during and after the celebration. We have taken this decision in view of intelligence gathered,” he said.
He urged the people of the state to in the interest of peace and hitch free celebration to cooperate with security agents.