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The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Adamu has ordered nationwide tight security across the nation ahead of tomorrow’s presidential and National Assembly elections.
Adamu, has also directed the Deputy Inspectors General of Police (DIGs) deployed to the six geopolitical zones of the country to ensure adequate coordination and supervision of police personnel deployed for the elections.
The IGP, who gave the charge in Abuja, equally directed the Assistant Inspectors Generals of Police (AIGs) and state Commissioners of Police to beef up security in their areas of responsibilities.
The IGP, in a statement signed by Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, warned personnel deployed for the elections to remain apolitical and non-partisan as he would not tolerate any form of impunity or unethical conduct from them.
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Mba’s statement reads; “In view of the Presidential/National Assembly Elections scheduled for tomorrow, Saturday, February 23, 2019, the Inspector General of Police, Ag. IGP M.A Adamu, has ordered a water-tight and robust security arrangement in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). In this vein, the IGP has directed the Deputy Inspector Generals of Police already deployed to the six geo-political zones of the country to ensure adequate security presence, coordination, supervision and implementation of security strategies for the election in all Polling Units, Registration Area Centres (RACs), Super RACs, Collation Centres, INEC offices, government and critical national infrastructures, flash and vulnerable points across the States of the federation.”
