Police tightens security in Bayelsa ahead Dec 5 gober poll
(Nigeria) The Police in Bayelsa State said on Sunday they
had strengthened security in the state towards ensuring a hitch-free December 5 governorship election.
This is coming just as the Inspector-General of Police, IG,
Solomon Arase, is scheduled to pay a visit to the state on Tuesday.
The Police Public Relations Officer, Bayelsa Command, Asinim
Butwat, said in Yenagoa that Arase is expected to address policemen deployed to
ensure security during the election.
``The Inspector General of Police, Mr Soloman Arase, is
expected in Bayelsa on Tuesday to address officers and men deployed for election
duty," the PPRO said.
Other security agencies are deploying men and equipment from
neighbouring states to bolster security ahead of the election.
Scores of Armoured Personnel Carriers were seen moving into
Yenagoa, the state capital on Saturday and Sunday morning.
The state Commissioner of Police, Nasiru Oki, said that some
9,000 policemen would be deployed for the governorship election.
Meanwhile, Operation Pulo Shield, the joint military
operation deployed to the Niger Delta to secure oil installations, has said
that it will be on stand-by to assist the police and other security agencies in
providing security during the election.
The Media Coordinator of the operation, Lt.-Col. Isa Ado, said
on Sunday that troops were ready to provide back-up services and reinforcement
during and after the election.
``The police and the Department of Security Services will
form the nucleus of the security architecture for the election, while Operation
Pulo Shield will be on standby to provide back-up. We are on alert to ensure
that we have a smooth election in Bayelsa,'' Ado said.
It was gathered that the Central Naval Command and the
Nigerian Air Force will be moblised to provide security during the December 5 election.
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