Ahead of Saturday’s reschesuled Presidential/National Assembly Elections, the Acting Inspector General of Police, (IGP) Mohammed Adamu, has ordered a water-tight and robust security arrangement in the Thirty Six (36) States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
This was disclosed in a statement issued on Friday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba stressing that the IGP has directed the Deputy Inspector Generals of Police (DIGs) already deployed to the six (6) geo-political zones of the Country to ensure adequate security.
They are ordered to do the coordination, supervision and implementation of security strategies for the election in all Polling Units, Registration Area Centres (RACs), Super RACs, Collation Centres, INEC offices, Government and critical National Infrastructures, flash and vulnerable points across the States of the federation.
Similarly, the Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) in the Twelve (12) Zonal Commands and the Commissioners of Police (CPs) in the Thirty Six (36) State Commands and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have been directed by the IGP to beef-up security in their respective areas.
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They are also to work closely with the Senior Police Officers deployed on election duties to the three (3) senatorial districts and form part of security management base for each State. They are to ensure that no stone is left unturned towards emplacing adequate security including the supervision of security personnel deployed to each of the Senatorial Districts under their watch, the statement said.
The IGP also directed the Election Intelligence Monitoring Team (EIMT) to intensify constant surveillance, intelligence gathering and monitoring of security personnel deployed nationwide while the Special Election Investigation Team (SEIT) should ensure discrete investigation of electoral cases and diligent prosecution of all electoral offenders.
While charging all security personnel on election duties to ensure they remain patriotic, professional, unbiased and apolitical in the discharge of their duties, the IGP however, warned that he will not tolerate any form of impunity or unethical conduct on the part of any personnel. He further reiterated that on no account should any policeman or woman attached to VIPs be seen escorting their principal to the polling unit or moving around with them on the day of election as any police officer caught will be arrested and dealt with accordingly.
The IGP advised politicians to prevail on their supporters to be orderly, law abiding and shun all forms of violence and electoral malpractices before, during and after the polls, the statement added.
