By Stanley Onyekwere
Just few hours to the forthcoming February 12 FCT Area Councils’ election, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) is set to deploy a total of 3,000 personnel monitor and safeguard the electioneering process before, during and after.
This was disclosed by Commandant of the FCT Command of the Corps, Mr. Peter Maigari, yesterday while briefing journalists on the preparedness of the Corps for the Feb. 12 FCT Areal Councils’ election.
Maigari explained that the FCT Command of the NSCDC as one of the security agencies that would be participating in providing security for the election is fully ready for the exercise.
He noted that the Nigeria Police Force is the lead agency as far as election security is concerned, but with the support of other components of the security system, who are part of the Election security Committee.
He adds: “Although Command will be deploying a total number of three thousand personnel, just only for the election, but much more personnel will be deployed to protect critical infrastructure and national assets.
“Equally, some other supporting units will assist in the provision of security, interestingly , the Commandant General of the NSCDC, Dr. Ahmed Abubakar, has supported the Command, with vehicular logistics and other equipment that would be needed for the election, so that we will have a free, fair and credible exercise.”
The FCT Commandant, who had earlier met with officers from Area Commands and Divisions on how the deployment will look like, enjoined officers and men that would be involved in the exercise to ensure to strictly observe the code of conduct security personnel.
He also urged key political actors and their supporters to shun violence, by conducting themselves in an orderly and peaceful manner, as the election is not a do or die affair.
“Violence will not be tolerated, even in celebration for those who will win, let them be magnanimous in their victory, so as to accommodate those whom they feel have lost their elections.
“This is because this election is between brothers and sisters, so there is no point for violence,” he stressed.
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