The Inspector General of Police, IGP Suleiman Abba CFR, has directed Special Forces in the Police, which include officers and men of Special Protection Unit (SPU) and Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU) to provide special security for INEC materials and officials as well as its Ad-hoc staff during and after February, 2015 general elections.
The IGP stated this while appraising the preparations for general elections during a briefing with senior officers in Abuja.
This directive, he said, further demonstrates the readiness and the resolve of Nigeria Police Force to protect the nation’s nascent democracy and to ensure hitch free and credible general elections.
Abba equally restated that strategies by the Police High Command to ensure free and fair polls in February 2015 by Nigeria Police Force are already being implemented.
Nigeria Police urged citizens to remain calm during and after the general elections, enjoining them to report any suspicious movement in their areas to the nearest Police station.
Ag. CP EMMANUEL C. S. OJUKWU, psc
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS.
FORCE PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER,
FORCE HEADQUARTERS.
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