The Commissioner of Police, Gombe State Command, CP Oqua Etim, has ordered the immediate deployment of the command’s operational apparatus around the Independent National Electoral Commission critical assets and facilities.
The PUNCH reports that this is in addition to covert surveillance activities and intelligence gathering to checkmate crimes and other nefarious activities.
According to the state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mahid Muazu, the commissioner’s directive was in line with the directives of the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba.
“To ensure that enemies of the state do not destroy the ongoing peaceful political process towards the 2023 general election in the state, the deployments are to deter all criminal elements from having access to INEC facilities and to prevent any attempt to undermine the security around INEC facilities and to coordinate a swift response to emergencies,” Etim said.
The CP also directed the state Divisional Police Officers and their supervisory Area Commanders to ensure strategic deployment of tactical teams at INEC offices within their respective areas of responsibility in a bid to strengthen security and sustain surveillance in the state.
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