This, he said was in furtherance of strategies designed to prevent electoral violence and to ensure a smooth and orderly conduct of the Rivers State Supplementary elections.
A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, Olabisi Kolawole today in Abuja, said the three Commissioners of Police were deployed to supervise security arrangements within the three Senatorial Districts – Rivers East, Rivers West and Rivers South East, respectively.
It said that 6000 conventional Policemen and 14 units of Police Mobile Force personnel would complement the personnel of Rivers State Command during the election.
“In addition, the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Department of Operations, 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 IG, who assured the law-abiding electorates of a secure and enabling environment to exercise their franchise, warned all security details against accompanying their principals and politicians to polling booths and collation centres during the election.
He emphasized that only security personnel specially assigned for election duties must be seen within and around the places designated for the election. [myad]
