The Kwara State Command wishes to inform the public that any form of unlawful protest, rally, or gathering is prohibited in Kwara State.
This order has become unavoidable as a result of an intelligence report indicating that hoodlums have perfected plans to hijack any rally or procession and use the process to cause chaos and jeopardize the country's and, by extension, Kwara state's current fragile peace.
The Commissioner of Police in Kwara State, CP Paul Odama, psc (+), understands that citizens have the right to protest peacefully; however, in a situation where such a protest or rally could be hijacked, putting the lives and property of the people and government at risk, such a protest or rally would be unacceptable.
This is a temporary ban to evaluate and access the security situation in the state.
It is pertinent to also advise political party leaders to warn their supporters to desist from inciting and unguided statements on social, print and electronic media capable of inflaming crisis and heating of the polity.
Consequently, aggressive patrols of the state and raids on criminal hideouts would continue as the command would do everything legally possible to ensure the safety and security of the good people of Kwara State.