Nationwide Protest: “There Are Plans To Invade Kebbi” – Governor Idris Alerts

By Ayodele Oni

The Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris has alleged that there are plan to import miscreants from other parts of the country into the state.

He warned those behind the plot to cause mayhem in the state to desist.

Idris gave the warning in a broadcast to the people of the state on Friday in a reaction to the first day protest.

The governor said: “Information available to us states that some people are trying to import miscreants from other places into Kebbi to cause mayhem, especially in Birnin Kebbi, Argungu, Jega, Yauri and Zuru town.

“Whosoever knows people of Kebbi State knew that they are people that always respect the laws of the land and protest in not in our character, but some people want to import it by force to achieve their personal aggrandisement.”

Idris, however said that as a responsible government, it would not allow those that do not have the interest of people at heart to use the protest for vandalism of public utilities, people’s shops and other property.

“Available information at hand states that some people want to go to waterboard to perfect their vandalism mission but it baffles me to hear that they are targetting waterboard, what do they want at a place that serves the general public water.

“This is a clear indication that some bad elements want to use the protest to undermine the peace the people of Kebbi are enjoying.”

He appealed to the protesters to see reason in keeping the state in peace and shelve the protest in the interest peace and progress of Kebbi.

“If you destroy public utilities, it belongs to Kebbi people, if you destroy people’s shop and steal their property, it’s the same Kebbi people that will suffer.”

He, however, assured that his government was doing everything possible to address the plights of Kebbi people.

“Therefore, we want to plead with the organisers of this protest to see reason in puting an end to it, they only know the begining but they won’t know its end.

“If you have a good motive behind the protest, some people may have ill motive and anything destroyed in the cause of the protest in Kebbi is to the disadvantage of Kebbi people.”

He added that credible information available to government revealed that the protesters would also destroy the solar street lights, lamenting that of what benefit would that be?