By Joy Baba
A head of the Jun 21 governorship election in Ekiti state, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Abubakar, yesterday in Abuja deployed hi-tech security equipments, including surveillance helicopters, armoured personnel carriers, patrol vans and other law enforcement gadgets to the state.
The IGP, while addressing Police personnel just before their take-off to Ekiti charged them to conduct themselves in line with the principles of democracy while ensuring that the state remains calm throughout the election period and beyond.
The IGP said the deployment comes as a reinforcement of other security measures already put in place by the Police, especially the deployment to strategic locations of the personnel of the Police Mobile Force (PMF), Counter-Terrorism Unit (CTU), the Bomb Disposal Unit, Mounted Troops and the Police Air-wing designed to effectively boost the integrity of the electoral process and ensure an atmosphere of peace, orderliness, safety and security of persons, votes and all sensitive election materials during the June 21, 2014 governorship election in Ekiti State.
While reassuring the citizens, especially Ekiti State indigenes, of the readiness of the Police Force and other security agencies to do their utmost best towards ensuring a hitch-free election, the IGP reiterated his earlier call on the people, especially the gubernatorial candidates, party chieftains, opinion moulders and other relevant stakeholders, for their cooperation throughout the period of the electioneering process, warning that troublemakers and persons not directly connected with the smooth conduct of the election should stay out of the electoral process as the tough security arrangements in place will leave no room for any misdemeanors.
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