The Assistant Inspector-General of Police (AIG) in charge of Zone one comprising Kano, Katsina and Jigawa States, Mr Adamu Ibrahim, has charged police officers and men in the zone to remain vigilant and monitor activities of the Shi’ite group in the zone.

Ibrahim gave the charge while addressing officers and men of Jigawa Police Command in Dutse on Wednesday.

He explained that the recent clash between the Shi’ites and police in Kano indicated that they were a violent group and must be monitored seriously.

The AIG said that intelligence report had shown that the group had members all over the country and had leadership structure in 36 states of the federation, including Jigawa.

According to him, the leader of the group in every state is called ‘Governor’, pointing out that the police would not allow the group to form a parallel government in the country.

Ibrahim, therefore, tasked officers and men of the state Police Command to monitor the Shi’ites before they would begin to constitute nuisance or foment trouble in the peaceful state and the zone.

He commended the command for tackling the menaces of kidnapping, armed robbery as well as farmer/herdsmen clashes in the state.