The Nigeria Police Force said it would deploy
additional 26,000 personnel for the Anambra governorship election
scheduled for Nov. 18.
The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN) recalls that the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Idris Ibrahim on Nov. 3 at the Aso Villa, announced the deployment of some personnel for the election in Anambra.
A statement by the Force spokesman, CSP Jimoh Moshood, said that the personnel would comprise of police special forces, Police Mobile Force ( PMF), Counter Terrorism Unit ( CTU) and Special Protection Unit ( SPU).
Others are: Anti
Bomb Squad, Marine Police, Force Armament Unit, FCIID, Mounted Troops,
Dogs Section, Police Gun Boats and the Armoured Personnel Carriers (
APC).
He said that 303 police patrol
vehicles were among vehicles deployed for the operations to cover the
entire state including the riverine areas.
Moshood
said that the Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of
operations had also been deployed to the state and would be assisted by an
Assistant Inspector-General of Police.
He said
that three commissioners of police would be in charge of each senatorial
district, to coordinate the security operations and deployment of
security personnel throughout the election.
The
spokesman said that police personnel deployed for the election were
under strict instruction to be polite and civil in discharging their
duties.
He said that there would be no vehicular
movement in and out of the the state during the election from midnight
on Nov. 17 till after the voting period on the day of the election.
Moshood
warned the outlawed IPOB and its members, to steer clear of the state
as the police would not hesitate to use all legal means to checkmate
them.
He
advised political parties, their leadership and traditional rulers to
prevail on their supporters to be law abiding during and after the
election.
Moshood also warned public office
holders, politicians and other VIPs that they would not be allowed to go
to the polling unit with their security details among others.