The
Inspector-General of Police IGP MD Abubakar,
has ordered immediate deployment of hi-tech security equipment, including
surveillance helicopters, armoured personnel carriers, patrol vans and other law
enforcement gadgets to Ekiti State in view of the June 21, 2014.
The
deployment comes as a reinforcement of other security measures already put in
place by the Police, especially the deployment to strategic locations of the
personnel of the Police Mobile Force (PMF), Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTU), the
Bomb Disposal Unit, Mounted Troops and the Police Air-wing designed to effectively
boost the integrity of the electoral process and ensuring an atmosphere of
peace, orderliness, safety and security of persons, votes and all sensitive
election materials during the June 21, 2014 governorship election in Ekiti
State.
While
reassuring Nigerian citizens, especially Ekiti State indigenes of the readiness
of the Police Force and other security agencies to do their utmost best towards
ensuring a hitch-free election, the IGP reiterated his earlier call on the
citizens especially the gubernatorial candidates, party chieftains, opinion
molders and other relevant stakeholders for their cooperation throughout the
period of the electioneering process, warning that troublemakers and persons
not directly connected with the smooth conduct of the election should stay out
of the electoral process as the tough security arrangements in place will leave
no room for any untoward behaviour.
The
IGP further charged the Police personnel on election duty in the state to
conduct themselves in line with the principles of democratic conduct while
ensuring that the state remains calm throughout the election period and beyond.
CSP FRANK MBA
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS,
ABUJA.
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