{"id":121818,"date":"2025-09-02T14:30:47","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=121818"},"modified":"2025-09-02T14:30:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T13:30:47","slug":"convoy-incident-police-blame-illegal-sirens-premature-campaigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/convoy-incident-police-blame-illegal-sirens-premature-campaigns\/","title":{"rendered":"Convoy Incident: Police Blame Illegal Sirens, Premature Campaigns\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Kebbi State Police Command has blamed what it called the use of illegal sirens and carrying out premature campaigns for the violent attack on the convoy of African Democratic Congress (ADC) leader and former Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Malami\u2019s convoy was ambushed by suspected political thugs in Birnin Kebbi on Monday, just hours after his return from a condolence visit. The assault came as the ADC-led coalition in Sokoto recorded a wave of defections from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), stoking rivalry ahead of the elections.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Kebbi State Commissioner of Police, Sani Bello, after a closed-door meeting with Governor Nasir Idris, issued a stern warning to political actors:<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThe unauthorised use of sirens by politicians and their supporters, coupled with campaign activities outside the approved period, is fueling rivalry and increasing the risk of violence,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bello described the incident as a dangerous signal of \u201cgrowing disregard for electoral guidelines and public safety regulations,\u201d vowing a crackdown on offenders.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cWe will not tolerate any act capable of threatening peace and public order in Kebbi State. Anyone caught using illegal sirens or engaging in premature political campaigns will face the full weight of the law,\u201d he warned.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Police have launched a full-scale investigation to track down the attackers, as calls mount for stricter enforcement of political rules to prevent further bloodshed.<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lizzy Chirkpi The Kebbi State Police Command has blamed what it called the use of illegal sirens and carrying out premature campaigns for the violent attack on the convoy&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":83939,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-121818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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