Usman Alkali-Baba, the Inspector-General of Police, has sent 100 strategic commanders to Anambra State ahead of the state’s gubernatorial election on November 6.
The deployment was announced on Tuesday by the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, in a statement.
According to the statement, the move was made to overhaul the state’s security landscape ahead of the elections.
The commanders will be led by Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) Joseph Egbunike and Acting DIG in charge of operations Zaki Ahmed.
They are tasked with ensuring effective oversight of security personnel and operations during the election.
The statement reads partly: “DIG Egbunike is saddled with the responsibility of overseeing the implementation of the Operation Order evolved from the Election Security Threat Assessment, to ensure a peaceful environment devoid of violence and conducive enough to guarantee that law abiding citizens freely perform their civic responsibilities without molestation or intimidation.
“Other Strategic Commanders deployed to Anambra State include five (5) Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs), fourteen (14) Commissioners of Police (CPs), thirty-one (31) Deputy Commissioners of Police (DCPs) and forty-eight (48) Assistant Commissioners of Police (ACPs)”.
Senior officers are also responsible for coordinating human and other operational deployments in Anambra State’s three Senatorial Districts, 21 Local Government Areas, and 5720 polling units.
The IGP reassured Nigerians that the Force is adequately prepared for the gubernatorial election on November 6 and will work with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and other key players in the state.
The statement added, “The IGP calls on citizens in Anambra State to come out en masse and exercise their franchise as adequate security has been emplaced to protect them before, during and after the elections.”
Recall that on October 14, the police deployed 34,587 officers and three helicopters, as well as the technical capabilities of the Police Airwing, the Force Marine, the Force Animal Branch, and other operational assets, for the election.
Anambra has recorded 37 deaths in the last 52 days, with ten of them being security personnel.
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