By Bashir Mohammed
Kano
The newly promoted Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police in-charge Zone 4, Alhaji Adenrele Shinaba, yesterday called on Nigerians to remain where they are as the February general elections draw near, assuring that security agencies had put everything in place to ensure security of lives and property as well as fair and hitch-free elections.
Shinaba, who spoke to reporters in Kano, further advised Nigerians, especially Southerners resident in the North, not to leave their station in fear or panic over the forthcoming general elections.
He said though the experience of the 2011 post-election violence might send apprehension, “security is now better off to handle such situations.”
He said: “I will advise people not to leave Kano out of panic. The two rallies of the two giant political parties that we had were peaceful. Before these rallies, people were nursing fears, and were afraid that there will be problem, they thought there would be hiccups, but it went well.
“So, the February election will come and go. There is no need for people to start relocating from one state to the other. If all of us do what is right, that is, if the police and other law enforcement agencies put their ass together by being professional in their approach; and also INEC being professional in their approach; and if all stakeholders at the end of the day do what is right—we will have a credible election that the country deserves.
On his major achievements as the Commissioner of Police in charge of Kano Command, AIG Shinaba said he would always be remembered for the arrest of the 13-year-old female suicide bomber and recovery of high-profile Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) that would have wreaked havoc on innocent lives and property of Nigerians.
