16,348 Policemen To Monitor Polls In Borno, Bauchi

TO ensure peaceful elections, 10,000 policemen have been deployed in Borno State whiles 6,348 security agents are to monitor the exercise in Bauchi State.

In Borno, the police boss Mohammed Abubakar warned the people against taking the law into their hands but to cooperate with the policemen to ensure hitch-free polls

Abubakar spoke yesterday in an interview with The Guardian in Maiduguri on the preparedness of the police to ensure peaceful and hitch-free National Assembly elections in Borno State.

According to him, the police are battle ready to ensure peace in the state during and after the elections. He added that the Military has assured that adequate support will also be given to the police at the 3, 933 polling units in the state.

“Military authority has equally mobilized soldiers to give support to the police during and after the election. They are going to provide us with cover, while we would be at the polling units to provide security,” he said.

The police chief assured the people of the state not to panic and go out to exercise their constitutional voting rights today.

The Deputy Inspector General of Police at the Headquarters in Abuja, Saleh Abubakar disclosed that 6348 men and officers as well as other security operatives have been deployed to monitor election tomorrow in Bauchi.  Briefing newsmen yesterday on the preparation of the command in Bauchi, said, “we know the duty of INEC, party agents and as well as our duty during and after the election.” He said he was in Bauchi purposely because of the election.According to him, the police are ever ready to ensure that the elections are free and fair because they have received intensive training seminars and workshop mainly on sensitization of his men towards ensuring smooth conduct of the polls.               Abubakar said all logistic were on ground to enable them discharge their primary responsibility without fear or favour, promising that the police will be neutral in their dealings regarding the elections.