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Masari vows to punish
erring police officers
From MU’AWUYA B. IDRIS, Katsina
SPEAKER of Federal House of Representatives, Alhaji Aminu Bello Masari, has
vowed to use his position to ensure that disciplinary action is taken
against anybody who authorize police to harass and refuse entery to Katsina
state for his supporters to attend a political rally recently organized in
Katsina.
Alhaji Masari who is a front-runner of governorship aspirant in Katsina said
he will personally investigate and identify people who harass his supporters
and ensure that they were punished according to the law.
The speaker who spoke with newsmen last Thursday in Katsina specifically
referred to the alleged harassment of his supporters by police over a
planned political rally organized jointly by his supporters and that of
Ambassador Magaji Muhammad and Murtala Safana.
Alhaji Masari explained that report has reached him that police had harassed
and denied his supporters coming from Kano and other places entery Katsina
to attend the political rally.
“Around 10 am on Thursday, I was informed that some of our supporters coming
from Kano where stopped at Rimi junction, and directive was given to them
that any bus with Masari picture will not be allow to enter Katsina,” he
said.
He further said “similarly my supporters coming from other different places
were not allow to enter Katsina.”
“I met with Inspector-General of police on the case, who informed me that
the deputy commissioner of police in charge of Katsina is not aware of such
directive,” he emphasized.
Alhaji Masari said, “I am waiting to hear who give that directive and the
disciplinary action taken against him to serve as example to others”.
“I assure you I will investigate and follow all process to identify the
person who gave the directive and ensure that disciplinary action is taken
against him,” he said.
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 2006