The Kogi State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has directed Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan representing Kogi Central senatorial district, to cancel her much publicised Eid-el-Fitr celebration rally in the state.
The Commissioner of Police, Miller Dantawaye, gave the directive in a statement signed by the command’s spokesperson, William Aya, on Tuesday, April 1, 2025.
Aya said, “Following the intelligence report on security threats in Kogi State and the subsequent ban on all forms of rally and procession by the Kogi State Government, the Nigeria Police Force, Kogi State Police Command has called on the organisers of planned rally at Okene to cancel such event in the interest of the peace in Kogi State”.
Akpoti-Uduaghan’s media office had, in a statement on Monday, insisted that the Eid-el-Fitr celebration rally would proceed as scheduled.
The media team dismissed speculation about a possible cancellation of the rally, saying the office had made no such announcement.
The planned rally had heightened tension in the state as the Kogi State Government was allegedly attempting to prevent Akpoti-Uduaghan from visiting her constituents.
The government had on Monday, announced a ban on rallies and public gatherings, citing “credible security reports” in the state.
The state’s commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, said in a statement that the measure was taken to avert any security threat that could destabilise the state
Kogi Police Orders Cancellation of Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Homecoming Rally
