{"id":165759,"date":"2025-06-05T10:04:23","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T09:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/govt-calls-for-peaceful-eid-after-dpo-murder-in-kano"},"modified":"2025-06-05T11:11:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T10:11:39","slug":"govt-calls-for-peaceful-eid-after-dpo-murder-in-kano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/govt-calls-for-peaceful-eid-after-dpo-murder-in-kano","title":{"rendered":"Gov&#8217;t Calls for Peaceful Eid After DPO Murder in Kano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>After the violent unrest that recently hit Rano town, the Chairman of Rano Local Government Area, Malam Naziru Yau, has appealed to the people of the area to celebrate the Eid al-Kabeer peacefully and avoid a repeat of similar unrest.<\/p>\n<p>It would be recalled that a \u2018wild\u2019 celebration which was later taken to the police was the genesis of the death of a young man in police custody, and subsequent killing of a Divisional Police Officer, Baba Ali.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement through the Speaker of the Rano Local Government Council, Rt. 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Ahmed Abdullahi Jibrin, the Chairman of the Local Government urged the people of the community to forget the past incident and go for unity, forgiveness, and love, which are the basic pillars of the Eid al-Kabir festival.<\/p>\n<p>The statement which was signed by the Zonal Information Officer, Khalil Ibrahim Kura, the Chairman appealed to the youth, clergy men, traditional rulers, and all the stakeholders to be the ones to avoid any form of violence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet us use this blessed period of Eid to reflect, forgive, and renew our commitment to peaceful coexistence,\u201dMal.Naziru Ya\u2019u added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI appeal to our youth, religious leaders, traditional rulers, and all stakeholders to ensure that the upcoming celebration is free of violence and disorder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. After the violent unrest that recently hit Rano town, the Chairman of Rano Local Government Area, Malam Naziru Yau, has appealed to the people of the area to celebrate the Eid al-Kabeer peacefully and avoid a repeat of similar unrest. 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