The Inspector General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered the deployment of logistical support for the by-elections holding in 13 states on Saturday (today).
The states where the by-election will take place are Anambra, Kano, Oyo, Taraba, Enugu, Adamawa, Edo, Jigawa, Kogi, Kano, Ogun, Zamfara, and Niger States.
A statement on Friday by the Force Public Relations Officer and a Deputy Commissioner of Police, DCP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, confirmed the deployment of the logistical support.
Adejobi said in order to ensure smooth elections, the IGP has directed the deployment of senior officers of the rank of Assistant Inspector-General of Police and Commissioners of Police to assist State Commissioners of Police.
He equally revealed that officers and men of the Police Mobile Force, Special Intervention Squad, Force Intelligence Department, and other tactical units have been deployed.
Egbetokun also ordered the restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation from 12am to 6pm on election day within affected Local Government Areas with the exception of those on essential services.
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Those excluded are officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, accredited media and election observers, ambulances responding to medical emergencies, and firefighters.
Adejobi added: “Similarly, the IGP reiterates the ban on all security aides to VIPs and escorts from accompanying their principals and politicians to polling booths and collation centres during the election. State-established and owned security outfits/organizations, quasi-security units, and privately-owned guards and security outfits are also barred from participating in election security management.
“The Inspector General of Police hereby charges all officers deployed for this special duty to ensure compliance with NPF standard operational protocols for elections and further urges all citizens to be law abiding during and after the elections and assures that all necessary security arrangements have been emplaced to ensure their right to vote is unobstructed.”
