The Enugu State Commissioner of Police, Mr Kanayo Uzuegbu, has called for the massive deployment of personnel and operational resources, in anticipation for the peaceful council polls that will be hold on Saturday, September 21.
Uzuegbu also restricted human and vehicular movements in the state between the hours of 12:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on September 21, with exceptions made for those providing essential services, media practitioners, election officials and accredited election observers.
These directives were also contained in a statement by the command’s DSP Daniel Ndukwe on Thursday in Enugu, quoting the commissioner as saying that the “restriction order also applied to armed security personnel on VIP protection duties.”
The CP further emphasised that on no account should any security personnel escort VIPs to the polling centres and that the election’s security management will be jointly executed by all the security agencies in the state.
What They’re Saying
“The Command is warning that electoral violence of any kind will not be tolerated before, during and beyond the polls.
“The Command is cautioning political parties and their stalwarts to conduct themselves orderly and in line with the election guidelines provided by the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission (ENSIEC).
“Unrepentant criminal elements that may want to foment trouble during the elections should steer clear, as the security forces are geared up to deal decisively with such criminals.
“Parents and guardians should dissuade their children and wards from being used as thugs to disrupt the elections, as anyone caught will be made to face the full weight of the law,” CP Uzuegbu said.
