Nigeria Police Force (NPF) in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have deployed 17,401 personnel for the presidential and National Assembly elections in the nation’s capital.
This was revealed by the commissioner of police, FCT, CP Sadiq Abubakar, who stated this at a media briefing to announce the commencement of ‘show of force ‘ movement within the FCT ahead of the elections.
The CP warned that the ‘show of force’ was by a joint security team in the FCT, and was meant to send a signal to criminals or those who may wish to cause problems that the security agencies will deal with them when caught. He said the Nigeria police and other security agencies were fully ready for the conduct of the election.
“We are ready and will not leave any stone unturned until we see that the process is conducted peacefully,” the commissioner stated.
On the modalities to cover the FCT during the election, the commissioner of police said the command has divided the territory into nine sectors, each to be manned by an assistant inspector-general of police (AIG).
He said the division was to ensure adequate coverage of all parts of the territory, especially the suburbs and challenging terrains.
Abubakar also said the telephone numbers of the AIGs would be made available to the public for ease of complaints and information sharing.
