9th November, 2023
By Thompson Yamput
The police on Thursday vowed to deal with thugs and criminal elements who may want to disrupt Saturday’s Kogi Governorship Election
The Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Operations, Mr Ahmed Habu-Sani, said this at a news conference held at the Kogi Police Command.
Habu-Sani urged residents to help the police with useful information that could assist in tracking down criminal elements before, during and after the election.
“As security operatives, we shall make our presence felt in all nooks and crannies of Kogi in this election as various deployments of personnel have been done.
“This is because we have prioritised the deployment in proportionate to areas security needs and condition.
“We have all the needed officers or personnel at all levels. Some came from afar to boost our work.
“The security operatives on the field shall ensure restrictions of movement. So only those who have been accredited with stickers that will be allowed to move, ” he said.
The DIG said that the security operatives were ready to secure the state and contain every unpleasant situation before, during and after the election.
He warned those, who may want to test their might to try and see the result because “we are ready to deal with them.”
“The electorate should be rest assured of adequate security during the election,” he said.
He called for information on troublemakers from residents to help them contain their nefarious activities.
“This becomes imperative because we want a free, fair and peaceful conduct of the election
“The security is going to be in two folds, security cover for voters, INEC officials and protection of lives and property of all residents for Kogi to remain peaceful, ” he said. (NAN)