The Kano State Police Command has urged residents to avoid crowded places, citing intelligence reports of suspected terrorists planning attacks on public gatherings in strategic locations across the state.
This was contained in a statement signed by the command’s spokesman, SP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, and issued to Newspot.
According to the statement: “The Kano State Police Command has received intelligence reports of suspected terrorists planning to launch attacks on public gatherings in strategic locations within Kano State.
“In response, we hereby urge residents to exercise caution and avoid crowded places and environments until further notice as a preventive measure to enable security operatives to identify and dislodge possible attackers.”
SP Kiyawa said the police have put in place necessary security arrangements to ensure peace in Kano State.
“A team of experts from the Command’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal, Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear units has been deployed to strategic locations and is on high alert,” he said.
He also urged residents to remain vigilant and contact the command through the following numbers to report suspicious persons or items: 08169884988 or 07067157218.
