The Commissioner of Police in Kwara, Mr Paul Odama, has assured residents of the state on readiness of the command to ensure peaceful conduct of Saturday’s Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections.
The assurance is contained in a statement issued by the command’s Spokesman, SP Okasanmi Ajayi, on Thursday in ilorin.
“It has been resolved and concluded that all the (security) agencies will work in synergy, as they always do, to provide adequate security that will make the elections credible, peaceful and acceptable.
“Rising from an emergency meeting, held with heads of security agencies, the issue of peaceful conduct of the election was the main agenda of the meeting.
“The command wishes to specially thank the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Baba Usman NPM, for supplying the command with all necessary equipment, which includes PASG (Pump Action Shotguns), Long- and shotgun-range riot gunners.
“Others are hand grenades, rubber bullets, smoke pistols, body armour, all in large numbers, PMS, diesel, and utility vehicles for the purpose of making the election security formidable,” he said.
He however warned criminal elements and political thugs to shelve any plan to cause any breakdown of law and order before, during and after the elections.
He added that any person found in one way or another trying to undermine the resolve of the command to secure the process would be met with the full wrath of the law.
He advised residents to obey all relevant laws, as may be announced from time to time by the authorities, including restrictions on vehicular movement, on the day of the election. (NAN)
