The Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Usman Alkali Baba has warned political actors, as well as their collaborators and foot soldiers, plotting to disrupt the Presidential inauguration ceremony slated for May 29 to stop heating up the polity
IGP said some major political actors who are not happy with the outcome of the just concluded elections are issuing public threats directed at instigating actions to frustrate the May 29, inauguration ceremony
He said the warning has become necessary to address some critical security issues that have of late dominated the internal security space with potentials of threatening the nation and the nation’s democracy.
The IGP urged international community not to be swayed by the ill-informed actions of unpatriotic political actors who may be creating false red flags through social media.
He assured them that democracy remains firmly on course and that the country’s security order remains stable “and the Presidential inauguration will be held as scheduled under a very peaceful atmosphere”.