He said the purpose of the meeting was to assess achievements made by the force in the conduct of the March 28 elections and improve on it for the April 11 polls
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Omotosho wrote in the petition: “On Friday March 27, 2015, about 9.00pm on the eve of the presidential and National Assembly elections, one Chief Boluwaji held a meeting with a group of young men numbering about 15 at his house at Okele/Aaye Street, Erinjiyan-Ekiti
Despite the controversy, Aderanti disclosed that the police, the Nigerian Army, the Department of State Services, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, the Nigeria Immigration Service and others have teamed up to ensure that the polls on Saturday and April 11 were violence and hitch free
A review of the legal instruments relating to the matter shows that the IGP has no such powers; he only has a duty to protect Nigerians in groups or otherwise – especially on election day to meaningfully perform a key civic duty. Secondly, he misrepresents our legal jurisprudence when he asserts that asking voters to wait and protect their own vote amounts to taking the “laws into their hands
Abba, who disclosed this during the conference he held with Commissioners of Police and above in Abuja on February 2, 2015, reiterated the preparedness and readiness of the Nigeria Police Force to ensure free, fair, credible and violence free elections as well as adequate security of lives and property before, during and after the elections
Abba said at the launch of the 28-page pocket booklet on Wednesday in Abuja that the document would guide the officers on their non-partisanship, accessibility and humility in providing security for the exercise
Abba, who spoke to newsmen on Thursday at the Jabi Lake Resort in Abuja after he patrolled round the FCT, expressed delight for the incident free celebration
The Smiths were beaten up by a team of policemen led by one Dada Ogunsanya in the Lekki area of the state, with the action getting the support of the Divisional Police Officer in charge of Ikoyi, Aisha Haruna
The new national executives were equally charged to be above board, ethically sound and collaborate with the Police at all levels
In a statement issued by the Force Headquarters in Abuja, the IGP said: “In view of the recent defection by Honourable Aminu Waziri Tanbuwal, Speaker of the House of Representatives from the Peoples Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress, and having regard to the clear provision of section 68(1)(g) of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, as amended, the Nigeria Police Force has redeployed its personnel attached to his office
The IGP in his address enjoined members of the Committee to work tirelessly as a team to achieve the objectives for which the Committee was set up
Abba gave the assurance when a delegation of the PCN, led by its Registrar, Pharmacist Elijah Mohammed, paid him a courtesy visit at the Force Headquarters, Abuja
The Group Managing Director thanked the NPF for maintaining the age-long collaborative relationship that has existed between the Police and the NNPC
He said the Police and other security and law enforcement agencies will combine forces to ensure that law-abiding citizens of Osun State feel free and safe to cast their votes without any form of intimidation or harassment
This development has more or less confirmed that Abba will emerge as Abubakar’s successor