Ahead of the March 9, Governorship and States House of Assembly elections, the acting Inspector-General of Police, I-G, Mr Mohammed Adamu, has deployed Seven Deputy Inspectors-General of Police, DIGs, to the six geo-political zones across the Country.
Also deployed to zonal commands were 10 Assistant Inspectors-General of Police, AIGs, while additional 277 Commissioners of Police, CPs, were deployed to the 36 states commands and FCT to complement the efforts of the commissioners in the commands.
A statement by the Force Spokesman, Mr Frank Mba, an Assistant Commissioner of Police, on Wednesday in Abuja, further stated that each command now has additional three CPs deployed to the three senatorial districts in their respective states of assignment.
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According to him, based on security assessment by the force, some Local Government Areas, LGAs, in Plateau, Benue, Imo and Taraba have one commissioner of police each to coordinate security in the LGAs.
Mba said that each of them was expected to work with the command CP to ensure adequate security in each of the senatorial districts under their watch.
Meanwhile, he said that four CPs have been posted to Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo and Sokoto commands specifically for the Saturday elections.
He gave the I-G’s reassurance that the force would remain civil, firm, professional and apolitical in the discharge of their duties in the Saturday elections.
