By Maria Ifafesobi
Akure
The Inspector-General of Police (IG), Mohammed Adamu, has promised Nigerians that the Nigerian Police Force (NFP) would conduct itself in a neutral and professional manner while maintaining law and order in the forthcoming gubernatorial elections in Edo and Ondo States respectively.
Mr. Adamu made this known during a meeting with civil society organizations on hitch-free elections in Abuja the Federal Capital Territory on Monday.
The IG noted the probabilities of violence ensuing in the forthcoming elections and thereby promised that the force would ensure deploying all resources to sustain law and order before, during, and after the elections in both states.
He said, “The objective (of this meeting) is to share knowledge and compare knowledge, especially in regards to experiences with election security in Nigeria.
“We shall have discussions on key indicators of key election security threats, especially arming and movements of political thugs, use of inciting statements during political campaigns, the high likelihood of violence, the issue of misinformation and disinformation aimed at heating up the polity.”
Also speaking, the convener, Civil Society Situation Room, Clement Nwankwo, who led other civil society groups to the Police Headquarters in Abuja, urged the force to collaborate with them when necessary.
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