Police deploy 30,000 personnel, two helicopters, others for Ekiti guber election

The Nigeria Police Force has deployed 30,000 personnel for the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti.

The personnel comprised of Police Mobile Force (PMF) Units, Counter Terrorism Unit (CTU), the Special Protection Unit (SPU), the Anti Bomb Squad (EOD), Conventional Policemen, the Armament Unit, personnel of FCIID and the Sniffer dogs section.


Other deployment include: two Patrol Surveillance Helicopters, five additional Armoured Personnel Carriers ( APC), 10 Armoured Personnel Vehicles and 250 Police patrol vehicles.

Other security and safety agencies who are members of Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES) in the State were also deployed to complement force during the election.


A statement by the Force Spokesman, Jimoh Moshood, on Sunday in Abuja, said that the Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG) in charge of Operations has been deployed to the state.

Mr Moshood said that he would be assisted by an Assistant Inspector-General of Police, four Commissioners of Police, eight Deputy Commissioners of Police and 18 Assistant Commissioners of Police.


He said that each Senatorial district would be manned by a commissioner of police while the DIG will implement and coordinate the security operations.

The spokesman said that he would also supervise the deployment of security personnel for the elections throughout the 2,451 Polling units/voting points, 177 Wards and the 16 Local Government Areas of the State.

~NAN.