Police ban volunteer security outfit in Kaduna

A picture shows the emblem of the Nigerian Police on the main gate at Rivers State Police headquaters in Port Harcourt, southern Nigeria, on February 15. 2019. (Photo by Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP)

Kaduna State Police Command has banned activities of volunteer security outfit known as ‘Yan Sa Kai’ in the state.

The Commissioner of Police, Ali Janga, in a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Yakubu Sabo, vowed to punish anyone parading as member of Yan Sa Kai.

He stated: “On no account should any person or group of persons parade themselves as Yan Sa Kai/Yan Bula to perform any form of voluntary security assignment within the command.

“The command would not hesitate to deal decisively with any person or group of persons who violate the order using the instrumentality of the law.”

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