2027: Police to arrest sponsors, perpetrators of political violence in Katsina

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The command also cautioned youths against allowing themselves to be recruited as instruments of political violence, urging them to reject inducements offered by political actors to disrupt rallies, intimidate opponents or interfere with the electoral process.

The Commissioner of Police, Katsina State Command, CP Ali Fage, gave the warning in a speech delivered on his behalf by the Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Aminu Gusau, during the commemoration of the 2026 International Youth Day.

The event, which brought together youths and representatives of security agencies, traditional institutions and civil society organisations, was held under the theme, “Same Different Contexts, Common Aspirations.”

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The commissioner said the approach of the 2027 general elections required greater vigilance, particularly as young people remained vulnerable to recruitment for political violence and other forms of criminality.

He said the command had launched a campaign tagged “My Future Is Greater Than Politics”, aimed at discouraging political violence, electoral thuggery, digital manipulation and youth exploitation.

“As we approach the year of general elections, a three-pronged threat jeopardising our peaceful aspirations faces us, the twin menace of physical political thuggery and digital thuggery,” he stressed.

The commissioner described political thuggery as “structured self-sabotage”, warning youths against accepting short-term financial rewards, illicit substances or other incentives from politicians to carry out violent acts.

“Political thuggery is not winning, it is structured self-sabotage,” he said.

He further warned that political sponsors often abandon youths after elections, leaving them to face the consequences of the violence they were recruited to perpetrate.

📰 Source: Punch Nigeria

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