Kano State Police Command has secured the conviction of more than 200 political thugs who were involved in a recent breach of public peace in the state.
Commissioner of Police, Kano State, Alhaji Rabiu Yusuf, disclosed this Thursday afternoon during an interaction with heads of media houses in the state, saying the thugs were sentenced to various prison terms without an option of fine.
He said that the command was working hard to sanitize the landscape of politics in the state, vowing to arrest and prosecute any politician who was sponsoring criminal thugs.
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“We are not going to spare the sponsors. Both the sponsors and the sponsored would be definitely liable for any offense committed or for inciting public disturbance,” he said.
As part of efforts to promote a healthy environment for the 2019 elections, he said that the police have concluded plans to hold meetings with representatives of all political parties in the state.
Speaking further, the police boss threatened to arrest and prosecute the head of any media organization in the state who allows his radio station/medium to be used for the promotion of hate speech or for inciting violence in the state.
He criticised the culture of allowing all manner of characters who can pay to come on the air with whatever view they want to express or propagate.
“We want most of these radio stations to weigh the consequences, the negative impacts that airing of such views may ignite. As far as I am concerned, it would not be too much for you to sacrifice the money they bring in the interest of the larger society.
“I am sure that the N15,000 they would pay may not even add any value to your radio station. It is better you explore all other sources of revenue than to promote hate speech or fake news,” he said.
