Ekiti: Police deploy 30,000, 2 helicopters

Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has ordered the deployment of 30,000 police personnel, two patrol surveillance helicopters to ensure effective monitoring of the Ekit governorship elections.
Other facilities deployed for the purpose of ensuring a hitch-free polls include; five additional Armoured Personnel Carriers, 10 Armoured Personnel Vehicles and 250 Police patrol vehicles to prevent influx of miscreants, thugs and other criminals into the state, before, during and after the election.
A press statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, yesterday in Abuja, said Commissioners of Police in contiguous states to Ekiti state are to deploy personnel massively to ensure security and prevent influx of miscreants, thugs and other criminals into the state, noting that the Force would deal decisively, in accordance with the law, any individual or group, no matter how highly placed, whose utterances or conduct are contrary to the Electoral Act or that can incite disturbance of public peace during the election.
“The Ekiti state governorship election is scheduled to hold on the 14th of July, 2018.
To this end the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has directed that a robust and elaborate security arrangement be implemented in Ekiti state to ensure peaceful, credible, free and fair election.
“The Deputy Inspector General of Police, Department of Operations, DIG Habila Joshok, has been deployed to the state and will be assisted by an Assistant Inspector General of Police, four CPs, eight Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) and 18 Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs).
“Each senatorial district will be manned by a CP. The DIG will implement and coordinate the security operations, and also supervise the deployment of security personnel for the elections throughout the 2451 Polling units/voting points, 177 Wards and the 16 Local Government Areas of the state,” the statement said.
He warned security personnel to desist from escorting their Principals and Politicians to polling units and collation centres during the election.
Any deviant security detail will be apprehended and dealt with accordingly.