Ahead of the election, heavily armed military personnel have been deployed to all parts of Kaduna State, while over 9,000 police operatives are to participate in the polls in Akwa Ibom State.
At the INEC headquarters along Kinshasha Road, Ungwan-Rimi in Kaduna Local Government Area of the state, stern-looking military and other security agents, manned the gates and the surroundings.
There was also a show of force by the military that patrol the major streets of the metropolis.
This was just as the state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) asked its officers and men to demonstrate professionalism before, during and after the elections.
The NSDC’s state Commandant, Alhaji Modu Bunu, who stated this, warned the officers and men that dire consequences awaited any personnel who engaged in unwholesome practices during the polls.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko MacDon, in a statement said the command had put in place adequate security measures to ensure peaceful conduct of the elections.
At the INEC headquarters along Kinshasha Road, Ungwan-Rimi in Kaduna Local Government Area of the state, stern-looking military and other security agents, manned the gates and the surroundings.
There was also a show of force by the military that patrol the major streets of the metropolis.
This was just as the state command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) asked its officers and men to demonstrate professionalism before, during and after the elections.
The NSDC’s state Commandant, Alhaji Modu Bunu, who stated this, warned the officers and men that dire consequences awaited any personnel who engaged in unwholesome practices during the polls.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Public Relations Officer, Odiko MacDon, in a statement said the command had put in place adequate security measures to ensure peaceful conduct of the elections.
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