Ahead of 2023 general elections, the Adamawa State Commissioner of Police (CP), S. K. Akande, has advised men of the Command to be apolitical during and after the polls.
CP Akande, however revealed that the Command has designed strategic action plan for to ensure a hitch free election throughout the state.
He advised police officers and other security actors to be neutral and warned politicians not to drag security agencies into politics while assuring of level playing ground for all.
CP Akande, in a release by the Police Public Relations Officer(PPRO), SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, disclosed that the command is poised to ensure a credible and peaceful exercise.
According to him, the action plan of the Command is in line with the commitment of the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, to leaving a legacy of a deepened democratic system and credible electoral process in the nation.
"The command has engaged in tactical meetings and conferences with various stakeholders to build solid Standard Operating Procedure and Strategic Action Plan towards having a seamless electoral process in 2023". He added.
He said that the command has designed a security template to operate within the context of the new Electoral Law and that by so doing, the Co- Chairman Inter Agency Collaborative Committee on Election Security (ICCES), CP Akande, had engaged all heads of operations of sister security agencies in the state to ensure free and fair election.
CP Akande, emphasized the need to enhance actionable intelligence gathering and sharing, coordinated operations, adequate deployment of personnel and resources to that effect.
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