The Nigerian Police Force has warned those who desire to disrupt the peaceful conduct of the election on Saturday to get prepared for its wrath.
Briefing newsmen in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital,the Deputy Inspector General of Police, DIG Ahmed Habu Sani said ,
“Any person that will want to test our capacity, ability in the smooth conduct of the election will know the various powers that we have,”
The DIG revealed that the force has deployed enough security men to man each of the 3508 polling units and 239 wards in the 21 local government areas of the state.
According to him, the Nigeria Police Force and other security agencies have adequate manpower and logistics to ensure that the governoship election in Kogi state is peaceful .
He urged the people of the state to support the security agencies to ensure a peaceful,free and fair election.
“I am calling on the good people of Kogi State to be law abiding and be supportive of security agencies to discharge their mandate for the peaceful, free fair and acceptable elections in this state.”
Our correspondent reports that the state is tense in spite of the presence of security agencies.
“Although , sensitive and non sensitive materials from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are being deployed to the 21 local government areas of the state, the atmosphere is tense ” he says
