The
Inspector-General of Police, Ag.IGP Ibrahim K. Idris, has
directed the Commissioners of Police in Imo and Kogi States to ensure
proper coordination of security operations and adequate deployment of
Police personnel for the conduct of the Re-Run Senatorial elections in
Imo North Senatorial District and Kogi East Senatorial District of Imo
and Kogi States coming up on 23rd July, 2016.
The security arrangements put in place will also cover the
Houses of Assembly Re-run elections taking place on the same date in
the two States.
As part of the measures aimed at guaranteeing a hitch-free
and credible electioneering process during the Re-run elections, the
Inspector-General of Police has graciously approved the deployment of
additional Police Mobile Force personnel, Counter Terrorism Units and
Conventional Policemen from States contiguous to Imo and Kogi States, to
be deployed to all identifiable flash/vulnerable points, and other
strategic locations within the Senatorial Districts where the Re-run
elections will take place.
The
Commissioners of Police in the two States are under strict instructions
from the Inspector-General of Police to provide adequate security for
INEC Staff, Election materials, the electorates, election observers and
other individuals and bodies that have statutory roles to play in the
conduct of the elections at the polling booths, collation centres and at
INEC offices throughout the election period.
Politicians,
Community leaders, Parents and Guardians are advised to prevail on their
supporters, subjects, children and wards to be law abiding and desist
from any act that is capable of causing disturbance of the peace or
disruption of the electoral process, as the full weight of the law will
be applied on anyone found violating the electoral act or indulging in
other act capable of causing violence during the election.
The Inspector
General of Police, therefore wish to assure the electorates and other
law abiding citizens of the two States of adequate security and safety
before, during and after the elections. He enjoin them to corporate with
the Police Personnel in discharge of their duties and warns all
security details to refrain from accompanying their principals and
politicians to polling booths and collation centres during the election,
as only security personnel specially assigned for election duties must
be seen within and around the election venues.
DCP DON N. AWUNAH, fsiFORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA.
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