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The police have deployed additional armed security personnel to the two palaces housing the contending emirs in the metropolitan Local Government Areas of Kano. The outgoing Commissioner of Police, AIG Usaini Gumel, confirmed this in a telephone interview with NAN on Monday. Gumel said, “equipped and armed personnel have been deployed to handle any unforeseen circumstances around the identified areas.” He explained that the deployment aimed to prevent security threats and maintain a peaceful atmosphere pending the outcome of the emirship tussle. AIG Gumel said that the command had reinforced i…

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