Police shut Nasarawa, restrict movement for LGA poll, Wednesday
Nasarawa Police Command has deployed personnel to provide security during the Local Government Election in the state slated for Wednesday, October 6, across the 147 electoral wards in the 13 Local Government Areas (LGAs).
Commissioner of Police, Adesina Soyemi who requested massive deployment from the Force Headquarters, in Abuja, assured the public that the State Command was committed to ensuring security of all voters by deploying personnel to all the polling units and other strategic areas to maintain peace before, during and after the elections.
He however called on all political parties to caution their supporters to refrain from causing chaos.
According to CP Soyemi, “there will be restriction of movement across the State from 0600hrs to 1600hrs on the day of the election.
“No gathering or campaign of whatever guise will be allowed to hold within the stipulated restriction hours and violators of the said order will be dealt with accordingly to the extant law of the State,” he noted.
He therefore urged the public to comply with the restriction order as eligible voters are allowed to go out and exercise their franchise without fear of intimidation from any quarter.
“Effective security deployment have been made across the State and a Rapid Response Team has been created in all the Local Government areas to promptly respond to distress calls while all Police personnel deployed have been warned to be civil, neutral and professional in carrying out their assigned duties”,
“In case of any emergency before, during and after the election, members of the public are hereby advised to call the following numbers: 08112692680, 08037461715, 08108795930, 08035983615 and 08032875187”, Soyemi said.
The Commissioner of Police, therefore, solicited understanding from the public as to any inconvenience the restriction might cause.
