Governor Abba Yusuf, of Kano, has called for the immediate removal of Ibrahim Bakori, the state commissioner of police, after his absence and the withdrawal of officers during the 65th Independence Day celebration Wednesday.

Addressing the public at Sani Abacha Stadium Kano, Yusuf expressed his displeasure over the CP’s failure to participate in the parade.

He said: “As you can see, on this historic and independent anniversary of Nigeria, the Commissioner of Police decided to pull out of the parade along with his own personnel,” he said.

The governor described the absence as unprofessional and disloyal and condemned the police commissioner’s conduct.

“Let me say in particular that I would like to seize this opportunity as a Nigerian, as a Kano citizen, and as the chief security officer of Kano state, to condemn the unethical and partisan attitude of the current Commissioner of Police in Kano state,” he said.

“On this note, on behalf of myself as the leader of the government of Kano, elected by you people, and on behalf of all the Kano people, we condemn it.

“He was nowhere to be found with the other personnel. This is unprofessional. This is disloyalty to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I now wish to take this opportunity to call on the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to remove the state commissioner of police.”

According to him, Kano remains peaceful and called on security agencies to focus on their duties rather than partisan politics.

“Today, every Nigerian is happy to celebrate the independence of this country. And we insist on it, because we know Kano is peaceful. The good people of Kano are peace-loving people,” he said.

“But security agencies in Kano, in particular, shouldn’t be involving themselves in partisan politics, which will do no good to all of us in Kano State and in Nigeria, of course”, he added,