The Inspector General of Police,
IGP Usman Alkali Baba, has given directive for 34,587 police personnel as well
as three Police Helicopters to be mobilised to Anambra State ahead of the
forthcoming gubernatorial election so as to guarantee a hitch-free exercise.
Force Headquarters Public
Relations Officer, Frank Mba, in a statement said the IGP made this known on
Thursday at the Force Headquarters, Abuja, during the 2nd Strategic Police
Managers Conference for Senior Police Officers from the rank of Commissioner of
Police and above.
Other operational assets deployed
for the Anambra State Gubernatorial Elections slated for 6th November, 2021
include the Police Airwing, the Force Marine and the Force Animal Branch.
The IGP said as part of its plan
to create a conducive and enabling environment that will guarantee the peaceful
conduct of the forthcoming election, the Force conducted an Election Security Threat
Analysis and also developed a strategic election security operational plan to
stabilize the prevailing security situation in the state.
The IGP further noted that the
34,587 personnel is made up of conventional police officers, Police Mobile
Force (PMF), Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), Special Forces personal. Others are
the Explosives Ordinance Unit (EOD), Force Intelligence Bureau (FIB), INTERPOL,
Special Protection Unit (SPU) as well as Police Medical Teams.
IG Alkali equally charged the
Commissioners of Police in FCT and the thirty-six States of the Federation as
well as their supervisory Assistant to return to their Commands and strengthen
the security architecture therein especially as the year gradually winds down
and the Yuletide season draws closer.
The IGP also directed the
Strategic Commanders to evolve proactive anti-crime approaches to enable the
Force stay ahead against any anticipated security threats to the lives and
property of the citizenry.
IG Alkali called on citizens to
continue to support the Police in their various localities, noting that: “a
robust police operational asset would be delivered soon which will no doubt
re-energize policing operations toward improving public safety and security in
the country. He assured the nation that the various policing reforms being
vigorously pursued by the Force leadership will avail citizens with a more
professional, effective, proactive and accountable Police Force.”
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