Ahead of Saturday’s rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections, the Ag. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mohammed Adamu has again assured Nigerians that adequate security measures have been put in place to ensure a safe, secure and conducive environment towards a peaceful and credible election.
The IGP gave this assurance in a statement issued on Thursday by the Force Public Relations Officer Frank Mba, even as he called on the citizens to come out en-masse on the day of the election to cast their votes without any fear or apprehension.
The IGP further reassured the citizens that security personnel deployed for the elections have been adequately trained and are under strict instruction to abide by the Standard Operational Procedures of the Force and international best practices in the conduct of an election.
“They will remain patriotic, steadfast, professional, neutral and civil, but firm, in their conducts and actions throughout the period and beyond. The general public are therefore implored not to feel intimidated, but rather should be emboldened, by the presence of security personnel deployed to their areas, to go out and exercise their franchise,” the statement said.
While calling on the public to cooperate with the security operatives, the IGP however warned those who may want to undermine the electoral process by engaging in snatching of ballot boxes, hate speeches and vote trading to desist from such acts or face the full consequences of the law, the statement added.
