“Shi’ites have no freedom to do whatever they want” – Kano State government kicks
As far as Shi’ites continued to throng the streets and disturb peace in Kano, the state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje says the police would be left with no choice but to employ brutal force in dispersing the protesters.
The United States recently called out the Federal Government to account for deaths of many members of Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), and also expressed that the group were within their rights to stage peaceful protests, but Ganduje maintains no group can pose a threat to the government and be left unchecked.
Speaking to journalists on the sideline of the Nigeria Entrepreneurs Award on Thursday in Abuja, Ganduje said, “As far as they continue breaking the law, the police have to come in. They cannot use their freedom to do whatever they want because they are infringing on other people’s human rights.
“As far as we are concerned, they have to recognise the authority of the security agencies, they have to get permission. If they do not get permission, then the police will not allow them to continue with the procession.”
Ganduje also suggested on Saturday that the National Assembly should amend the law mandating state governors to sign death warrants of condemned prisoners and reassign the duties to the Chief Justice of Nigeria because of its sensitivity.
While receiving the new Comptroller of Prisons, Kano Command, Mr. Aliyu Achor, Ganduje lamented that most of the governors refused to sign execution documents in their respective states, stressing that the development was contributing to prison congestion across the federation.
“Life is valued in African culture; perhaps that is why governors here are reluctant to sign execution documents. Since judges are the ones who make the sentences, I think the National Assembly should amend the law to empower the CJN to sign death warrants. I think the Chief Justice of Nigeria is in a better position to assent to the execution,” the governor stated.
