By Harry Awurumibe, Editor, Abuja Bureau
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba Alkali, on Wednesday revealed that the Police High Command is investigating individuals, including state Governors, whose utterances may have incited citizens to riots over the Naira redesign policy of the Federal Government.
Briefing State House Correspondents alongside the Attorney General of Federation, Abubakar Malami, after a meeting of National Security Council presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, Alkali said people who breach the law will not go unpunished.
The IGP said however that despite the investigation the Police cannot prosecute the state Governors because they enjoy immunity for now but insists that investigations continue.
Prompt News recall that some Governors led by Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna state, had openly denigrated the Buhari policy, especially the Naira redesign policy, asking their citizens not to comply with the expiration of the legality of the old N500 and N1000.
Asked why the Governors had not been cautioned, the Police boss stated: “We all know why, unless you want to hear from the mouth of the Attorney General. We are investigating, we are investigating. Whoever does anything can be investigated.
“But for him to be investigated, there are some people who have immunity. I think that is some of the reasons. But that will not stop us cautioning them, from warning them, from advising them, and we are doing so. That’s for the incitement by Governors.”
