Ramadan
By Aminu Garko
Kano, The Police in Kano State on Monday warned youths against perpetrating violence at the Ramadan, particularly during the “Tashe” cultural activities.
The cultural show usually starts during the middle of the holy month and ends few hours before the commencement of the Sallah.
The event is an Hausa cultural show staged during the Ramadan period when people, especially young men and women, dramatise certain cultural norms in form of comedy.
The Commissioner of Police, Usaini Gumel, gave the warning during an interactive session with traditional rulers, community leaders, religious authorities and influential youth leaders in the state, held at the Police Officers Mess, Miller Road, Bompai, Kano.
The session was part of the command’s efforts to ensure a peaceful “Tashe” during the current Ramadan fast.
Gumel assured that proactive security measures had been taken on the build-up to the event.
He said that Area Commanders of the Metro, Central, and Dala as well as SPOs Jakara, Kwalli, Gwale, Nassarawa, Dala, Mandawari in Kano metropolis had briefed him on “the unhealthy practice by some miscreants.
He said such miscreants usually took advantage of the show to derail from the practice and promote insecurity.
He warned those planning to perpetrate such act to desist, as adequate security measures had been deployed at the identified locations, and that stringent strategies would be employed to checkmate the situation.
“We have also reached out to traditional rulers in the affected LGAs in the metropolis to preach peace among the youth participating in the show, to desist from any act capable of bringing confusion before, during and after the Ramadan period.
“We have also taken concrete security measures to deal with any person or group of people that take advantage of promoting Tashe cultural show to breach any security during the Ramadan days.
“Divisional Police Officers (DPOs) are also directed to identify and reach out to prominent people/youths that organise Tashe and to beam the necessary searchlight against any form of violence in the state,”Gumel said.
Furthermore, he said the command had increased surveillance and patrols in some identified areas where youths tended to exploit the show to promote nefarious activities.
He said the command’s intelligence units had also increased vigilance for collecting and putting into action relevant information to pre-empt likely emerging security threats.
“These proactive approaches are to allow the command to adequately and swiftly respond to early warning signs of potential breach of security and maintain peace and order.
The commissioner said the command was confident of surmounting the challenges posed by those category of youths that might exploit the show to unleash violence during the fasting period.
“Ultimately, our goal is to create a secure and harmonious atmosphere for all residents of Kano State.”
