Police IG orders special security for INEC officials, materials
The Inspector-General of Police, Mr Suleiman Abba, has directed the Special Protection and Counter Terrorism Units of the force to provide special security for INEC officials during and after the forthcoming
elections.
The directive is contained in a statement issued by Mr Emmanuel
Ojukwu, the Police Public Relations Officer in Abuja on Tuesday.
The statement said the directive was the fall out of a meeting by the
inspector-general, Zonal AIGs and Commissioners of Police in Abuja onmMonday. Abba also directed the units to provide special security for INEC materials and ad hoc staff throughout the period.
According to the statement, the directive further demonstrates the
readiness and the resolve of police to protect the nascent democracy
and to ensure hitch free and credible general elections. He said some
of the strategies put in place to ensure free and fair polls in by the
police were being implemented.
The statement allayed fears being expressed about the elections. “It
appealed to the public to collaborate with and report any suspicious
movement in their areas to the nearest police station.’’
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