By; OLADELE ADEDAYO, Ado-Ekiti
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali Baba has ordered the restriction of vehicular movements in Ekiti State particularly along the entry and exit points with effect from 12:00am of Saturday June, 18, 2022 to 6:00pm by 6:00pm of same date in view of the governorship election holding Saturday,
In a statement made available on Friday by the Police Public Relations (PPRO),Ekiti State Command,DSP Abutu Sunday said the IGP,through the Deputy Inspector General of Police, Force CID and Coordinating DIG for Southwest, who is the election security Commander for the Ekiti State gubernatorial election, DIG,Johnson Babatunde Kokumo said that the Police Force has mobilized all necessary assets in partnership with other security agencies to provide adequate security and ensure free, fair and credible election.
According to him:”To this end, operatives of the Nigeria Police Force and the military as well as other security agencies have been deployed across the State borders to enforce the restriction order to the later and ensure criminal minded individuals do not infiltrate into the State and cause mayhem during, before and after the election.”
The IGP also assured the public of the Force readiness to perform its statutory duty of protection of lives and properties of law abiding citizens of Ekiti State State throughout the period of the election and beyond while calling on everyone to support and cooperate with the operatives deployed and ensure prompt report of any suspicious person or group of persons to the nearest Police Station.
