Niger LG Polls: Police deploy top officers, warn troublemakers

The Commissioner of Police, Niger State Command,CP Adamu Abdullahi Elleman, has approved the deployment of three Deputy Commissioners of Police to the three senatorial districts of the state, ahead of the November 1 local council elections. The deployment is meant for security monitoring and supervision in each area.

The spokesman of the command, SP Wasiu Abiodun, in a statement, said, “This is in addition to massive deployment of police personnel and operational assets including tactical teams such as 12pmf, 61pmf, Counter terrorism unit (CTU), EOD-CBRN, Special protection unit (SPU), Tactical support team (TST), Crack squad, and Anti-kidnapping unit, as well as other security agencies under Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) to provide security coverage at all the (4,950) polling units and (274) wards of the 25 local councils in the state.”

Abiodun further noted that an Operation Order for the election duty has been issued to all Area Commanders, Tactical Commanders, and DPOs, stressing that their specific responsibilities include escorting and protecting both sensitive and non-sensitive materials, as well as providing a conducive environment for eligible voters to exercise their franchise.

The Commissioner of Police had reiterated the command’s readiness to provide adequate security for a peaceful and credible election.

The police boss, however, advised all the political parties to play by the rules and warned youths or anyone who may want to foment trouble that security agencies will not hesitate to clamp down on such persons.