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Orders AIG to relocate
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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, has directed the AIG in charge of Zone 6 Calabar, AIG Adisa Baba Bolanta to
relocate to Port Harcourt on Monday 14th March, 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.
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