By Titilope Adako

Nigeria – Kogi: State, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has been urged by the Kogi State Police to cancel her planned Sallah rally in the Central Senatorial district of the state.

The State Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, made this known on Tuesday in a statement signed by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP William Aya.

KoikiaMedia had earlier reported that Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan had insisted that her planned Sallah visit to Kogi Central would proceed as scheduled despite the government’s ban.

She urged her supporters to disregard any rumours of a cancellation and expressed her commitment to engaging with her community during the festivities.

According to the police statement, the Kogi police boss said the rally is in violation of the state government’s ban on political gatherings, issued on Monday.

The statement read, “Following the intelligence report on security threats in Kogi State and the subsequent ban on all forms of rallies and processions by the Kogi State Government, the Nigeria Police Force, Kogi State Police Command has called on the organisers of the planned rally at Okene to cancel such an event in the interest of peace in Kogi State.

“The call for cancellation becomes necessary, noting that intelligence reveals that some hoodlums plan to hijack the process and cause disturbance of peace in the State. The Command cannot afford to jeopardise the existing peace the State is currently enjoying.

“In view of the security threat received on the planned rally, the Kogi State Police Command is therefore advising the organisers to cancel the event so as to avoid any breakdown of law and order in the State. The Command will not hesitate to apply the full wrath of the law on anyone who causes disturbance of peace and order in the State.”

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