Adamawa State Commissioner of Police, CP Afolabi Babatola Adeniyi, has faulted a claim over threat to life by the Resident Electoral Commissioner(REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC), Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa Ari.
He urged the REC and the electoral body to concentrate and do what is right as the command has deployed all measures to ensure the protection of lives of staff, properties/ equipment of INEC before, during and after the coming supplementary elections.
CP Afolabi, in a statement by the PPRO of the Command, SP Sulaiman Yahaya Nguroje, and made available to newsmen on Friday, observed with dismay the alarm raised by the REC, alleging threat to life.
According to the statement, the CP has deployed the Command’s operational asset around INEC facilities for surveillance operations to checkmate criminal activities around it, as a further manifestation of the IGP’s determination in providing conducive atmosphere for political process in the state.
He said that these deployments without doubt will surely assist in monitoring INEC materials, prevent any attempt to invade INEC premises, coordinate timely response to distress call and to clamp down on any attempt threatening the electoral Process.
“The CP has equally directed commander 14pmf Squadron, to immediately ensure strategic deployment of officers and Operational Assets at INEC office and State Collation Centre. He added.
“The CP while responding to the allegation made by the Resident Electoral Commissioner during an interaction with journalists at his Bauchi residence on Tuesday, denied telling him of not guaranteeing his safety, instead the Command’s Deployment was massive and highly Commendable as political thugs across the state were warned and denied access to the Collation Centre.
He further advised the REC to Concentrate in doing what is expected of him in accordance with the extant laws and assured the good people of Adamawa state of being professional in the discharge of his duty.
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