In furtherance of strategies designed to prevent electoral violence and ensure smooth and orderly conduct of the Rivers State rerun elections slated for Saturday, March, 19, 2016, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase, has deployed three Commissioners of Police to supervise security arrangements within the three senatorial districts – Rivers East, Rivers West and…
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In furtherance of strategies designed to prevent electoral violence and ensure smooth and orderly conduct of the Rivers State rerun elections slated for Saturday, March, 19, 2016, the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Solomon Arase, has deployed three Commissioners of Police to supervise security arrangements within the three senatorial districts – Rivers East, Rivers West and Rivers South East.
The IGP has also directed the AIG in charge of Zone 6 Calabar, AIG Adisa Baba Bolanta to relocate to Port Harcourt today, Monday March, 14, 2016 for pre-elections preparations with a view to ensure conducive environment for free, fair and credible elections.
In a statement signed by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olabisi Kolawole, the IGP stated that 6,000 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 State immediately to hold meetings with stakeholders and police officers in the state command on the need for peaceful conduct before, during and after the elections.
The IGP, while assuring the law-abiding electorate of secure and enabling environment to exercise their franchise, warned all security details to desist from accompanying their principals and politicians to polling booths and collation centres during the election. He emphasised that only security personnel specially assigned for election duties must be seen within and around the election designated places.
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