A socio-political group, the Ijaw Youths Democratic Association, has expressed its support for the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, over plans by the force to deploy over 100,000 of its special anti-crime mobile squad to Kogi and Bayelsa States for the forthcoming governorship elections.
A statement by the President of IYDA, General, Ebifagha Timothy, and Secretary, Tilly Ekaunkumo, described the decision of Arase as a step in the right direction.
The group said it would go a long way in checking the orgy of violence already being unleashed on innocent Bayelsans by cultists allegedly working for the All Progressives Congress.
According to the statement, the presence of such a specialized mobile police squad will also restore the confidence reposed on the security agencies, especially the police, by Bayelsans and the electoral process.
It called on every registered voter in the state to take advantage of the envisaged security presence by turning out enmasse to cast their votes on December 5, 2015.
The statement also commended Arase on his decision to ensure that his men that will be deployed to the states act transparently without any bias for any candidate, protect lives and property as well as ensure peaceful conduct of the entire process.
The statement said: “This is long overdue and we hope that, the IGP will not pay lip service to this pledge, because that is the only way we can keep our democracy growing like other advanced democracies across the world.”
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