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February 22, 2019
The Acting Inspector General ofPolice Mohammed Adamu, has warned officers deployed for Saturday`s Presidentialand National Assembly elections to remain apolitical and nonpartisan.
A statement issued by the forceSpokesman, Assistant Commissioner of Police Frank Mba, on Friday in Abuja saidAdamu has directed the deployment of Deputy Inspectors General of Police to thesix geo-political zones to ensure adequate security in their areas ofsupervision.
He added that the IGP has alsodirected Assistant Inspectors General of Police in the 12 Zonal Commands andthe Commissioners of Police in the 36 State Commands and Abuja to beef-upsecurity.
The spokesman said the police bossalso directed the Election Intelligence Monitoring Team to intensify constantsurveillance, intelligence gathering and monitoring of security personneldeployed nationwide.
He said the Special ElectionInvestigation Team should ensure discrete investigation of electoral cases anddiligent prosecution of all electoral offenders.