The Kano State Police Command has announced a restriction of movement in Dawakin Kudu and Warawa Local Government Areas ahead of the House of Representatives bye-election scheduled for Saturday.
The command said the restriction would be enforced from 12 noon to 5 pm on June 20 as part of measures to ensure a peaceful, orderly and credible electoral process.
The directive was contained in a statement issued on Friday by the Police Public Relations Officer, CSP Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Ibrahim Adamu Bakori.
According to the statement, only personnel on essential duties, officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, accredited election observers and duly identified journalists would be exempted from the restriction.
The command said adequate security personnel had been deployed to polling units, collation centres, INEC offices and other critical locations across the affected local government areas.
