Zamfara State Police Command has declared that there is no political motive behind the arrest of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress APC Abu or any of the seventeen others arrested alongside with him on Saturday.
In a statement signed by the state Police Command Public Relations Officer SP Shehu Muhammad and made available to journalists in Gusau on Saturday said, the arrest was an intelligent driven and proactive action by the state police command to prevent a possible breach of public peace and ensure that the state continue to enjoy the relative peace that is been enjoying in the recent time.
Shehu further said the arrest was carried out in the overall interest of public peace, public security and public safety.
“The Command wishes to warn all citizens of the state in respective of their political affiliation, their status or their standing in the society to desist from actions that are inimical to the safety and security of the citizens of the state” the statement added.
