
By Ahmad Tijjani Abdul, Kano
Protests erupted in Kano city, and environs on Monday afternoon. The protesters denounced the Appeal court judgement that removed the state governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf.
This followed a contradictory Certified True Copy of Appeal court that affirmed the prayers of both the appellant, and the respondent in the contentious Kano governorship, though the judiciary had since cleared the air.
In what appeared a coordinated action on Monday afternoon, huge crowd of protesters had stormed strategic positions in the city and Kano- Zaria road, Maiduguri road by Muhammadu Buhari’s interchange, and Kanti Kori (Kano textile market) where hundreds of youths staged peaceful demonstrations calling for justice for Abba Kabir Yusuf.
The placard reads “Kano my city, my state”, “justice for Kano” , ” justice for Abba”, “Abba’s mandate was stolen in 2019, we will not allow it happen in 2023.”
The protest came on the heels of discovery by the police that “some faceless groups are bent on unleashing violence in Kano “, as he stressed that the police is on top of the game.
Cp Hussaini Gumel told Reporters in Kano on Monday that already 7 suspects have been arrested and would be arraigned soon.
CP Gumel revealed that “we have the understanding with the leadership of the contending political parties, and they have signed a peace pact, in view of that therefore, any one found outside this arrangement will be treated as common criminal”.
However, normalcy had since returned to the ancient city following the peaceful protest that lasted several hours.