The Inspector-General of Police, Mr
Solomon Arase, has deployed 6,000 personnel and 14 units of Police Mobile Force
personnel to compliment the personnel of Rivers Command for the March 19 re-run
election in the state.
This is contained in statement issued
by the Force spokesperson, Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP Olabisi
Kolawole and issued to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja.
It stated that three commissioners of
police had also been deployed to supervise security arrangements in
Rivers-East, West and South-East senatorial districts.
The statement said that Arase had
also directed the Assistant Inspector-General in charge of Zone 6 Calabar, AIG
Adisa Baba Bolanta to relocate to Port Harcourt for pre-election preparations.
It added that the Deputy
Inspector-General in charge of Operations, DIG Sontoye Wakama, had also been
directed to proceed to Rivers to hold meetings with stakeholders and Police
officers in the state command.
It said that Arase assured law abiding
electorate of a secure and enabling environment to exercise their franchise.
It warned security details not to
accompany their principals and politicians to polling booths and collation
centres during the elections.
The statement emphasised that only
security personnel specially assigned for election duties must be seen within
and around the designated places.
It said that the deployment was part
of strategies to prevent electoral violence and ensure smooth and orderly
conduct of the elections.
Credit: NAN
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