Police deploys 10,000 personnel for Kano LG election

By Jack Acheme, Kano

The Kano Command of the Nigeria Police has deployed 10,000 personnel for the January 16, local government council election in the state.

The spokesman of the command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna said the personnel comprised 7,251 police officers while more than 2,000 agents were drafted from other security agencies.

These, he said, consist of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS) among others.

The personnel would be deployed to all the polling units in the 484 wards across the 44 local government areas.

The spokesman explained that there would be restriction of movement in the state between 6.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m. except those on essential services, election workers and observers.

“The command is ready to ensure peaceful conduct of the election.

The command will not condone attempt to breach peace by groups or individuals.

“Anybody found in the act would be dealt with according to the provisions of the law,’’ he said.

He commended residents of the state for their support and reiterated the commitment of the command to maintain law and order in the pre, during and post-election processes.

Nneka Ukachukwu