March 18: Hoodlums Warned To ‘Stay Away’ From Polling Places As Kwara Police Command Receives ‘Operating Assets’
Ahead of the gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections scheduled to hold this weekend, Kwara state police command on Thursday warned hoodlums to stay away from the polling stations on the Election Day in their own interest.
Spokesman for the Nigeria Police Force in Kwara state, Mr Ajayi Okasanmi, a Superintendent of Police, in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com said necessary steps have been taken by the police and other security agencies to ensure safety of voters and other residents of the state.
‘The Commissioner of Police , CP Paul Odama, psc (+), has assured the good people of Kwara State of the preparation and readiness of the security agencies in the state to ensure that the gubernatorial and house of assembly elections coming up on Saturday, March 18, 2023, are conducted in a peaceful and acceptable manner across the length and breadth of the state.
Rising from an emergency meeting held with heads of security agencies, which had peaceful conduct of the elections as the main agenda, it was resolved and concluded that all the agencies would work in synergy as they always do to provide adequate security that would make the elections credible, peaceful and acceptable’ the statement said.
Ajayi also noted that the state police command has taken delivery of operating assets made available by the Force Headquarters while warning hoodlums to stay away from polling places on the Election Day.
‘The command wishes to specially thank the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman NPM, fdc, psc+ CFR, for supplying the command with all necessary equipment, which includes PASG (Pump Action Shotguns),Long- and shotgun-range riot gunners, hand grenades, rubber bullets, smoke pistols, body armor, all in large numbers, PMS, diesel, and utility vehicles for the purpose of making security formidable ahead of the elections
Criminal elements and political thugs are therefore warned to shelve any plan to cause any breakdown of law and order before, during, and after the elections.
Any person found to have in any way tried to undermine the resolve of the command to ensure peaceful process and conduct of the exercise would be met with the full wrath of the law.
The citizens are advised to obey all relevant laws as they may be announced by the authorities, including any restrictions on vehicular movements on the Election Day’ the statement added- Team@orientactualmags.com
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