The Kaduna State Government has warned the people of the state against falling for the antics of those it said plotting to instigate violence in the state through protests over the ongoing scarcity of the naira.
While assuring that it is working to alleviate the pains inflicted on the people by the cash crunch, the Kaduna government however warned citizens that protests remain strictly prohibited in the state.
It also advised people of the state to avoid all actions remotely capable of inciting a breakdown of law and order.
The Kaduna State government gave the warning in a statement by its Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan on Sunday.
According to Aruwan, the statement followed credible intelligence reports of plans by some groups to deliberately disrupt public peace, by organizing street protests over the current cash crunch in the state.
The statement warned against any act capable of causing panic in any part of the state.
โKaduna state government hereby reminds citizens that such protests remain strictly prohibited. Citizens are strongly advised to avoid all actions remotely capable of inciting a breakdown of law and order.
โThe government continues to empathize with citizens who have been placed in untold distress as a result of the CBN cash swap policy.
โResidents must shun the baitings of mischievous groups hoping to ride on these hardships and incite violence,โ he added.
According to him, the state government and others across the country are deploying the full instrumentality of the law to resolve the issues and bring relief to citizens.
โGovernment is also studying options for addressing challenges being faced by citizens with regard to transportation to their places of work.
โAny resort to unruly or violent conduct is illegal and against the public interest which values law and order, โ the commissioner said.
Aruwan said security agencies have been placed on high alert and directed by the government to decisively uphold law and order.
โCitizens are therefore urged to be calm and remain peaceful and law-abiding as they prepare to exercise their civic franchise in an atmosphere free of all forms of threat,โ he said.
(NAN)
