The Inspector-General of Police, IGP,
Solomon E. Arase, has directed the AIG in
charge of Zone 6 Calabar, Adisa Baba Bolanta,
to relocate to Port Harcourt on Monday 14th
March, 2016 for pre-elections preparations with
a view to emplace conducive environment for
free, fair and credible election.
ACP Olabisi Kolawole, who disclosed this in a
statement, said it was in furtherance of
strategies designed to prevent electoral
violence and thus to ensure a smooth and
orderly conduct of the Rivers State
Supplementary elections slated for Saturday,
19th March, 2016.
The IGP, while disclosing that three
Commissioners of Police have been deployed to
supervise security arrangements within the
three Senatorial Districts – Rivers East, Rivers
West and Rivers South East, respectively, stated
that 6000 conventional Policemen and 14 Units
of Police Mobile Force personnel (MOPOL),
would be deployed to compliment the personnel
of Rivers State Command during the election.
In addition, the Deputy Inspector-General of
Police in charge of Department of Operations,
DIG Sontoye Wakama, has also been directed to
proceed to Rivers immediately to hold meetings
with Stakeholders and Police officers in the
State Command on the need for peaceful
conduct before, during and after the election.
The IGP, while assuring the law-abiding
electorates of a secure and enabling
environment to exercise their franchise, warns
all security details to desist from accompanying
their principals and politicians to polling
booths and collation centers during the
election.
He emphasizes that only security personnel
specially assigned for election duties must be
seen within and around the election designated
places.
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