Kano State Governor Abba Kabir addressed protesting youths on Monday under the auspices of the Kano State Civil Society Forum as they sought for justice at the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal.
According to them, a tribunal judge allegedly cautioned them not to try to bribe her.
Some youths, who defied a police ban, went ahead to march into the Government House carrying placards.
This came shortly after the police command in Kano State announced a ban on all street protests as the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sits for the adoption of written addresses.
The Commissioner of Police in the state, Husaini Gumel, made the announcement at the state headquarters on Monday.
According to him, intelligence reports revealed that both the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) are mobilising for street protests against the tribunal sitting.
Kano residents protest ahead of alleged plans to tamper with the verdict of the Kano elections petition tribunal! Warns the Opposition!
The police did not brutalise nor arrest anyone, but if it is in other parts of the country, the Police will shoot!pic.twitter.com/EQ3HGf1Yei
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