Some of the security operatives in Ekiti
Police officers who were deployed to Ekiti state for the
governorship election tomorrow - were pictured in anticipation as they
received orders from their superiors.
The police deployed 30,000 operatives, two helicopters and 250
patrol vehicles, including five Armoured Personnel Carriers, for the
governorship polls in the state.
The security operation for the election would be supervised by the
Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Operations, Joshiak Habila, who
would be assisted by an Assistant Inspector-General of Police, four
Commissioners of Police, eight Deputy Commissioners of Police and 18
Assistant Commissioners of Police, according to police statement.
Each Senatorial district would be manned by a Commissioner of
Police. The deployment, also included 10 Armoured Personnel vehicles,
Police Mobile Force Units, Counter-Terrorism Unit, the Special
Protection Unit, the Anti-Bomb Squad, conventional policemen, the
Armament Unit, Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department
and the sniffer dogs section.
Other security and safety agencies who are members of the
Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security in the state
would complement the Nigeria Police during the election.
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