IGP DEPLOYS 3 COMMISSIONERS OF POLICE TO SUPERVISE RE-RUN ELECTION IN RIVERS STATE
· Orders AIG to relocate
· Warns Policemen to be apolitical and professional
· Orders AIG to relocate
· Warns Policemen to be apolitical and professional
In furtherance of
strategies designed to prevent electoral violence and thus to ensure a
smooth and orderly conduct of the Rivers State Supplementary elections
slated for Saturday, 19th March, 2016, the Inspector-General of
Police, IGP Solomon E. Arase, fdc, NPM, has directed the AIG in charge
of Zone 6 Calabar, AIG Adisa Baba Bolanta to relocate to Port Harcourt
on Monday 14thMarch, 2016 for pre-elections preparations with a view to
emplace conducive environment for free, fair and credible election.
The IGP, while disclosing that three Commissioners of
Police have been deployed to supervise security arrangements within the
three Senatorial Districts – Rivers East, Rivers West and Rivers South
East, respectively, stated that 6000 conventional Policemen and 14 Units
of Police Mobile Force personnel (MOPOL), would be deployed to
compliment the personnel of Rivers State Command during the election.
In addition, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in
charge of Department of Operations, DIG Sontoye Wakama, has also been
directed to proceed to Rivers immediately to hold meetings with
Stakeholders and Police officers in the State Command on the need for
peaceful conduct before, during and after the election.
The IGP, while assuring the law-abiding electorates of a
secure and enabling environment to exercise their franchise, warns all
security details to desist from accompanying their principals and
politicians to polling booths and collation centers during the election.
He emphasizes that only security personnel specially assigned for
election duties must be seen within and around the election designated
places.
ACP OLABISI KOLAWOLEFORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA.
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