Bayelsa, Kogi Polls: Police Service Commission To Deploy 45 Officials - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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November 12, 2019
The Police Service Commission is todeploy 45 officials to monitor the governorship elections in Bayelsa and KogiStates on November 16.
It added that twenty officials wouldbe posted to monitor the conduct of policemen on electoral duties in BayelsaState, while 25 would be in Kogi State to benchmark the conduct of the officersagainst the approved rules of engagement for police officers on electoralduties and other relevant laws guiding such exercise.
The Commission’s Spokesman, IkechukwuAni, said in a statement in Abuja that cases of police misconduct arising fromthe monitoring exercise would be investigated by the commission and any policeofficer found guilty will be punished.
It admonished the policemen tooperate within the law and to be professional in their conduct while remainingneutral and apolitical.
The Chairman of the Commission,Musiliu Smith said the monitoring exercise is informed by the constitutionalmandate of the commission to exercise disciplinary control over the police.