Nigerian Police Explain Why They Are Laying Siege On The Emir Of Kano Palace!!!

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, read HERE, 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.”