The Nigeria police are laying siege on the palace of the Emir of Kano to prevent miscreants from looting the facility, the Kano state Commissioner of Police, Aderele Shinaba has said.
The Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, had, in an exclusive interview with Premium Times Wednesday, accused President Goodluck Jonathan of deploying police officers to seal off the palace to prevent the new emir, Lamido Sanusi, from moving in.
But in an exclusive interview with PREMIUM TIMES Thursday, Mr. Shinaba said the allegation is false. He said his men were guarding the palace and its vicinity to keep the peace and prevent miscreants from looting the complex.
Mr. Shinaba said, “We are not stopping anyone from accessing the palace. The Emir or anyone else can move in and out of the palace unmolested.
“The police has no power over the Emir. It’s a traditional institution and we have respect for it. But a situation where people would be creating problems, protesting and threatening the peace is unacceptable. We cannot fold our arms and allow miscreants to loot the palace.”
The police commissioner denied being under any instruction from anyone to block the emir from entering his palace or arresting him.
“Instruction from who? Go and ask the presidency or the police headquarters to determine if they gave me any instruction to block the Emir from his palace or molest him.
“My own interest is that of security which I’m doing and will continue to do.”
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